Viral Molecular Biology
Virus/Host interaction; viral domination of protein synthesis; antiviral compounds, systems biology of viral hemorrhagic fever, novel approaches to virus detection.
Host factor-based therapy development and infection mechanism for filoviruses and other high containment viruses
Enveloped Virus Entry Mechanisms; Innate Immune Evasion Mechanisms; Inflammation & HIV; Nanotherapeutics
Host response to filovirus infection; molecular mechanisms of filovirus replication and transcription
HIV transmission pathogenesis and role of antibodies in protecting against infection