VIRAL PATHOGENESIS AND IMMUNITY STUDY SECTION
VPI10/15/26 - 10/16/26
Meeting Roster
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CHAIRPERSON
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LAZEAR,
HELEN, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
CHAPEL HILL,
NC,
27599
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BAILEY,
ADAM
LEE, PHD, MD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
AND LABORATORY MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
MADISON,
WI,
53792
BAKER,
STEVEN
FREDERICK, PHD
*
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO
MAYWOOD,
IL,
60153
CHATTOPADHYAY,
SAURABH, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY
AND MOLECULAR GENETICS
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
LEXINGTON,
KY,
40536
CLIFFE,
ANNA
RUTH, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY
AND CANCER BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
CHARLOTTESVILLE,
VA,
22903
DESMET,
MARSHA, PHD
*
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
TOM AND JULIE WOOD COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
MARIAN UNIVERSITY
INDIANOPOLIS,
IN,
46202
DUGGAL,
NISHA, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AND PATHOBIOLOGY
VIRGINIA-MARYLAND COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
AND STATE UNIVERSITY
BLACKSBURG,
VA,
24061
FINK,
SUSAN
LEILANI, MD, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABORATORY MEDICINE AND PATHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
SEATTLE,
WA,
98195
HANCKS,
DUSTIN
CARL, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF IMMUNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER
DALLAS,
TX,
75390
IKEGAMI,
TETSURO, PHD
*
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH
GALVESTON,
TX,
77555
LAIMINS,
LAIMONIS
A, PHD
*
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
AND IMMUNOLOGY
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
CHICAGO,
IL,
60611
LANGLOIS,
RYAN, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
MINNEAPOLIS,
MN,
55455
LENSCHOW,
DEBORAH
J, MD, PHD
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF RHEUMATOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
ST. LOUIS,
MO,
63110
LIM,
JEAN
KYOU, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
NEW YORK,
NY,
10029
LIU,
XUEFENG, MD
*
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENTS OF PATHOLOGY, UROLOGY AND
RADIATION ONCOLOGY
WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
COLUMBUS,
OH,
43210
MCELROY,
ANITA
K, MD, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH,
PA,
15224
MUNGER,
JOSHUA
C, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER
ROCHESTER,
NY,
14642
MURPHY,
EAIN
A, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
SYRACUSE,
NY,
13210
PAPP,
BERNADETT, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ORAL BIOLOGY
COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
GAINESVILLE,
FL,
32610
PARENT,
LESLIE
J, MD
*
VICE DEAN AND PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
HERSHEY,
PA,
17033
PARK,
JAEKEUN, DVM, PHD
*
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES GRADUATE PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
COLLEGE PARK,
MD,
20742
PURDY,
JOHN
GERARD, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF IMMUNOBIOLOGY
CANCER BIOLOGY INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
TUCSON,
AZ,
85724
SCHANG,
LUIS
M, DVM, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
BAKER INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
ITHACA,
NY,
14853
SHAH,
PRIYA
S, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR
GENETICS AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
DAVIS,
CA,
95616
STEFFEN,
IMKE, PHD
*
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY
AND PATHOLOGY
CENTER FOR VECTOR-BORNE INFECTIOUS DISEASES
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
FORT COLLINS,
CO,
80523
TAHA,
TAHA
YASIN, PHMD, PHD
*
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOENGINEERING
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO,
CA,
94158
TAYLOR,
MATTHEW
P, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND CELL BIOLOGY
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY
BOZEMAN,
MT,
59717
WHITE,
ELIZABETH
A, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL, MOLECULAR AND
CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
BOSTON,
MA,
02111
WHITEHURST,
CHRISTOPHER
BENTON, PHD
*
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY
AND IMMUNOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE
VALHALLA,
NY,
10595
WILEN,
CRAIG
BRIAN, MD, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
LABORATORY OF MEDICINE AND IMMUNOBIOLOGY
YALE UNIVERISTY
NEW HAVEN,
CT,
06520
YANG,
ZHILONG, PHD
PROFESSOR AND ASSOCIATE DEPARTMENT HEAD
RESEARCH AND GRADUATE STUDIES
DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY PATHOBIOLOGY
VETERINARY MEDICINE AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE STATION,
TX,
77843
YOU,
JIANXIN, PHD
*
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
PHILADELPHIA,
PA,
19104
ZHENG,
YONG-HUI, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
CHICAGO,
IL,
60612
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KAUSHIK-BASU,
NEERJA, PHD
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA,
MD,
20892
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OMANIDZE,
EKA
MURMANOVNA
EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA,
MD,
20892
* Temporary Member
* Flexible