Other Positions
Principal Investigator, HVTN
Education
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1967, BS (with high distinction)
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, 1971, MD
Research Interests
- HIV and herpesvirus vaccine development
- Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) pathogenesis and the host immune response
- Immunotherapeutic approaches to viral infections and cancer
Teaching and Mentoring Interests
- Virology
- Viral immunology
- Development of novel therapies for viral infections
Current Studies
- Mucosal immunity of viral infections
- Spatial and functional characterization of tissue resident immune responses at the site of herpesvirus or HIV infection
- Spatial dynamics and function of adoptively transferred or vaccine induced T cells
- CAR T cells as a modality to achieve HIV-1 cure