Assistant Research Physician, Medical Virology Section
Staff Clinician
Specialty(s): Allergy and Immunology, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics
Education:
M.D., University of Maryland School of Medicine
M.H.Sc., Duke University School of Medicine
Biography
Dr. Durkee-Shock graduated magna cum laude from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 2012. She then completed her combined internal medicine and pediatrics residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center / Baltimore Veterans Affairs Hospital prior to joining NIAID for her fellowship in allergy and clinical immunology. In addition, she has received her Master of Health Science in Clinical Research from the Duke University School of Medicine.
During her fellowship, she joined the Cell Enhancement and Technologies for Immunotherapy Program (CETI) at Children’s National Hospital (CNH) under the mentorship of Dr. Catherine Bollard and Dr. Michael Keller with an emphasis on adoptive T cell therapy for viral infections in immunocompromised hosts including SARS-CoV-2 and chronic Norovirus. During this time, she actively collaborated with the Calicivirus and Medical Virology Sections within the Laboratory of Infectious Disease at NIAID, fostering joint translational projects and clinical protocols. She is passionate about her work in the clinic caring for patients with primary immunodeficiencies, as well as seeking new therapies and vaccines against viral diseases.