
Leadership & Team
Project Leadership

Kamel Khalili, PhD
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
LEADER, RF3
Temple UniversityCarnell Professor & Chair Microbiology, Immunology & Inflammation
Director, Center for Neurovirology & Gene Editing Read full bio

Tricia H. Burdo, PhD
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
LEADER, RF2
INVESTIGATOR, RF1
Temple UniversityProfessor & Vice Chair, Microbiology, Immunology & Inflammation
Professor, Center for Neurovirology & Gene Editing Read full bio

Jonathan Karn, PhD
LEADER, RF1
INVESTIGATOR, RF2
Case Western Reserve UniversityChair and Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology
Director, Case Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)
Professor, Department of Biochemistry Read full bio

Jerome Zack, PhD
CO-LEADER, RF1
INVESTIGATOR, RF2
University of California at Los AngelesChair and Professor, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, & Molecular Genetics
Co-Director, UCLA AIDS Institute
Associate Director, Eli & Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Research, UCLA AIDS Institute Read full bio

Liang Shan, PhD
CO-LEADER, RF2
INVESTIGATOR, RF1
Washington University at St. LouisAssistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine Read full bio

Brian Wigdahl, PhD
CO-LEADER, RF3
INVESTIGATOR, RF1
Drexel UniversityChair and Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Director, Institute for Molecular Medicine & Infectious Disease Read full bio

Research Team

Michael Nonnemacher, PhD
INVESTIGATOR, RF1 & RF3
Drexel UniversityProfessor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Associate Director, Center for Molecular Virology & Translational Neuroscience Read full bio

Rafal Kaminski, PhD
INVESTIGATOR, RF2
Temple UniversityAssistant Professor, Center for Neurovirology & Gene Editing
Assistant Professor, Neural Sciences Read full bio

Ilker Sariyer, PhD, DVM
INVESTIGATOR, RF3
Temple UniversityAssociate Professor, Center for Neurovirology and Gene Editing
Associate Professor, Neural Sciences Read full bio

Hyeryun Choe, PhD
INVESTIGATOR, RF3
Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolScientist, Division of Infectious Diseases
Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School Read full bio

Michael Farzan, PhD
INVESTIGATOR, RF3
University of Florida Scripps Biomedical ResearchChair and Professor, Department of Immunology & Microbiology Read full bio


Community Engagement Team

Zsofia Szep, MD
LEADER, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
University of PennsylvaniaAssociate Professor, Medicine Read full bio

Vanessa Pirrone, PhD
CO-LEADER, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Drexel UniversityAssociate Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology Read full bio


