2020

Research: Influenza is a virus that can infect many species, but in order to cross species barriers it has to overcome a number of obstacles. One of these obstacles is the host antiviral immunity. Interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs) are expressed in response to viral infection and make up a large component of the antiviral immune response. I am investigating the function of interferon-stimulated genes in the cross-species transmission barrier of influenza.