Welcome to Avian ORFeome Consortium

I am virologist with research experience on virus pathobiology, viral antagonism of immune responses and host factors that limit virus replication. Research in my laboratory focuses on understanding molecular mechanisms of inter-species transmission of viruses (i.e zoonotic viruses). Specifically, using model influenza viruses, my research aim to explore host and viral RNA biology (sensing – interferon responses, epigenetics and gene regulation) and define structural and functional differences in human and animals (e.g. birds and bats), which determine the transmission dynamics of animal viruses to human. In collaboration with national and international virologists, I study differential virus pathobology in hosts that range from birds to human being.