Who we are:
Julie K. Pfeiffer, Ph.D. (principal investigator, safety plan writer)
Andrea K. Erickson, Ph.D. (postdoctoral fellow)
Palmy Jesudhasan, Ph.D. (research scientist)
Lauren Luethy (graduate student)
Christopher M. Robinson, Ph.D. (postdoctoral fellow)
Yao Wang (graduate student)
What we do:
We have research projects in several areas related to RNA viruses, pathogenesis, viral evolution, viral population dynamics, host barriers, vaccines, and antiviral treatment response. Our overall
goal is to understand virus-host interactions and antiviral drug responses that impact the development of disease. For more details, see our research page.
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1.Poliovirus and yellow fever virus population dynamics during trafficking in an infected host, and identification of host barriers that limit viral spread.
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2.Neurotropic virus trafficking barriers.
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3.The effect of the gut microbiota on enteric virus replication, shedding, and pathogenesis.
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4.Host-based ribavirin resistance in cultured cells and hepatitis C virus patients.
Our location:
Mailing address:
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75390-9048
Physical address:
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
NL4.110M
6000 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75390-9048
Lab phone: (214) 633-1380
Julie’s office phone: (214) 633-1377
Poliovirus (complete with RNA genome!)
