Boritz Research Group

Dr. Boritz began his HIV research career in the mid-1990s as a summer student in the laboratory of Dr. John K. Rose. An interest in fundamental and translational studies of host-virus interactions then led him to pursue combined M.D./Ph.D. training at University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver. He completed his Ph.D. in the Immunology Program studying HIV-specific CD4 T-cell responses...

Dr. Belinky’s research focuses on intra-Host HIV evolution and the identification of positive selection in the env gene under different conditions. Her research interests include bioinformatics methods focusing on molecular evolution, phylogenetics, and sequence analyses.

Tracy Dorsey has dedicated her career to serving underserved communities in the District of Columbia. She managed the District of Columbia House Call Program for over ten years, followed by five years supporting patient care in the Infusion Center of the Oncology/Hematology Department at Georgetown University.

Currently, Ms. Dorsey serves as a Program Manager at the Vaccine Research Center at the...

Sunyyah Fenelon-Foristall’s research interests consist of studying intra-host diversity of HIV-1 transcripts for potential drug escape mutations from antiretroviral selective pressure. Her current project focuses on optimizing a high-throughput single genome sequencing assay for near-full length RNA transcripts for the purposes of investigating diverse populations of HIV RNA in human plasma.

Dr. Ko’s research interests are the study of virus genetic diversity and its evolution using single genome sequencing. He has developed a high-throughput and high-accuracy single genome sequencing strategy by combining unique molecular identifiers and long-read sequencing technology. The method has been applied to studies of HIV dynamics under bNAb treatment and intra-individual SARS-CoV-2...

Andy is a postdoctoral fellow interested in the mechanisms of HIV persistence. His research focuses on characterizing the transcriptome of HIV DNA+ cells within their native tissue microenvironment.

Dr. Mudvari’s research interests are the application of novel genomics-based technologies to understand the biology and host cellular response to HIV and other emerging pathogens. Her research projects characterize the transcriptome of HIV infected CD4 T cells in patients undergoing long term antiretroviral therapy. 

Dr. Pérez Rodríguez’s research focuses on understanding immunological markers, metabolic states and mechanisms that allow HIV to persist in HIV-positive individuals undergoing antiretroviral therapy by performing single-copy sequence analysis, virus phylogenetic studies and high-throughput gene expression analysis of HIV-positive individuals.

Dr. Radecki is a computational biologist with interests in genomic data mining, algorithm development, evolutionary biology, and translational bioengineering. He contributed to research projects ranging from medical virology to applied machine learning with big genomic data. His doctoral research studied methods to better predict and understand the functional nature of RNA structures in vivo...

Dr. Ramdas’s research focuses on characterizing cells that harbor persistent HIV in people living with HIV (PLWH) receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART), using single-cell technologies.

Marc Théberge applies functional genetic screening techniques to identify cellular regulators of HIV latency establishment in human cells. He is curious about the origins and characteristics of rare cell populations, such as infected cells that persist under antiretroviral therapy, and believes in the pursuit of discovery for its own sake.

Jonah Zuehls contributes to the development of single‑virus genome sequencing approaches and advances in single‑cell omics technologies, with the goal of revealing new insights into the latent HIV reservoir and overall HIV evolution. His research interests center on the co‑evolution of host organisms with retroviruses and retrotransposons, with a particular focus on how restriction factors shape...