{"id":134599,"date":"2025-05-28T15:29:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T19:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/?post_type=bu-article&p=134599"},"modified":"2025-05-28T15:44:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T19:44:47","slug":"renowned-virologist-robert-a-davey-to-lead-neidl-bus-infectious-diseases-research-hub","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/news-events\/articles\/2025\/renowned-virologist-robert-a-davey-to-lead-neidl-bus-infectious-diseases-research-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"Renowned Virologist Robert A. Davey to Lead NEIDL, BU\u2019s Infectious Diseases Research Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"\t
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Robert A. Davey has worked in high-containment labs for more than 20 years and has been a Boston University National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) faculty member since 2018.<\/em> BU Brink story by Andrew Thurston<\/a> photo by Cydney Scott<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

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An expert on virus-host interactions and antiviral drug discovery, Davey says NEIDL will continue to focus on conducting \u201ccreative, inventive science in the safest ways possible\u201d<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n
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Internationally renowned virologist Robert A. Davey<\/a> has been named interim director of Boston University\u2019s National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL)<\/a>. An expert on virus-host interactions and antiviral drug discovery, he replaces Nancy J. Sullivan<\/a>, an Ebola treatment and vaccine pioneer, who is stepping down to focus on her research; Sullivan will remain a member of BU\u2019s biology and medical faculty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Davey is a BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine professor of virology, immunology, and microbiology; his work has been published in a range of influential journals, including Science<\/em>, Nature<\/em>, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences<\/em>. He also serves as vice chair of the BU Biosafety Committee. As NEIDL\u2019s interim director, he\u2019ll be leading a national hub for the safe study of infectious diseases and pathogens, including HIV\/AIDS, Ebola, Marburg, Zika, and yellow fever. In recent years, the academic research center has also helped propel advances in our understanding of COVID-19, with BU experts\u2014including Davey, a NEIDL faculty member since 2018\u2014opening up new pathways for vaccines and treatments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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