Kumar A, Jovel J, Lopez-Orozco J, Limonta D, Airo AM, Hou S, Stryapunina I, Fibke C, Moore RB, Hobman TC.Human Fetal Astrocytes Infected with Zika Virus Exhibit Delayed Apoptosis and Resistance to Interferon: Implications for Persistence. Limonta D, Jovel J, Kumar A, Airo AM, Hou S, Saito L, Branton W, Ka-Shu Wong G, Mason A, Power C, Hobman TC.Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 Enhances Zika Virus Infection in Human Fetal Brain.

Limonta D, Jovel J, Kumar A, Lu J, Hou S, Airo AM, Lopez-Orozco J, Wong CP, Saito L, Branton W, Wong GK, Mason A, Power C, Hobman TC.President's Doctoral Award Prize of Distinction.Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Scholarship Doctoral Awards (CGS-D).In particular, I am currently investigating the mechanisms by which an emerging arbovirus called Mayaro virus interferes with host innate immune defence mechanisms.Īlma mater: University of British Columbia Awards: Adriana Airo TopĮ-mail: Room: 6-120 Katz Lab phone: 2-6595Īcademic Interests: My research is focused on investigating host factors involved in virus replication and pathogenesis. Specifically, the development, regulation and possible elimination of B lymphocytes with specificities toward ABO antigens. Cheung Pang (Jason) Wong (Tom Hobman lab)Į-mail: Room: 6-002 LKS Lab phone: 2-3200Īcademic Interests: I am working in transplantation tolerance my research project is to explore how immune tolerance develops in infants.

Parisa Raeisimakiani (Matthias Götte lab).

Nazanin Mohammadzadeh (Chris Power lab).

Nafiseh Ghobakhloo (Hanne Ostergaard lab).

Francisca Cristi Munoz (Maya Shmulevitz lab).

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