Lab Members

Savita Pahwa, M.D.

Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
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Biography: I am a Professor in the department of Microbiology and Immunology with secondary appointments in Pediatrics and Medicine at the University of Miami School of Medicine in Florida, USA. I am a physician scientist, graduate of Lady Hardinge Medical College in New Delhi, India. After completing a Pediatric internship and residency, I trained as an immunologist at the Memorial...
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Rajendra N. Pahwa, M.D.

Research Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology

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Suresh Pallikkuth, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
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Biography: I am an immunologist with a background in human and non-human primate (NHP) research. My expertise lies in the immunopathogenesis of infectious diseases and vaccine immunology. Currently, my research is primarily centered on elucidating the mechanisms underlying impaired immune function in the context of aging, with a specific focus on the aging population affected by...
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Lesley De Armas, Ph.D.

Biography: I was born and raised in Fairfax, VA and graduated from the University of Virginia in 2003 with a BSc in Biology. My scientific career began during undergraduate school in the lab of David Camerini and focused on HIV pathogenesis. My work was involved in generating cell lines that expressed the co-receptors for HIV infection, CCR5 and CXCR4 which I later obtained a patent...
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Margaret Roach, Ph.D.

Senior Research Associate II

Maria Pallin

Senior Research Associate III

Celeste Sanchez

Research Associate III

Elizabeth Varghese

Research Associate I

Christine Dang

Sheldon Davis

Vinh Dinh

Jonah Kupritz

Kimberly Shankwitz