- Persistence of viral reservoirs in HIV-infected individuals receiving antiretroviral therapy.
- Viral dynamics and immunologic control of HIV replication in infected individuals.
- Development of therapeutic strategies aimed at achieving sustained virologic control in HIV-infected individuals in the absence of antiretroviral therapy.
Tae-Wook Chun, Ph.D.
Chief, HIV Immunovirology Section
Education:
Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Jana Blazkova, Ph.D.
Staff Scientist, HIV Immunovirology Section
Education:
Ph.D., Mediterranean University of Aix-Marseille II, France
Dr. Blazkova received her Ph.D. in Immunology at the Mediterranean University of Aix-Marseille II, France in 2006. She conducted postdoctoral in Prague, and in 2010, joined NIAID as a Visiting Fellow. In 2015, she worked at Sidra Medical and Research Center, Doha, Qatar, for one year as a Senior Postdoctoral Fellow. In 2016, Dr. Blazkova returned to the NIAID and was appointed as a Staff Scientist in the HIV Immunovirology section, LIR.

J. Shawn Justement, B.S.
Senior Research Assistant
Education:
B.S., Old Dominion University

Brooke D. Kennedy, B.A.
Postbaccalaureate Fellow, Intramural Research Training Awards Program
Education:
B.A., University of Colorado, Boulder

Maegan R. Manning, B.S.
Postbaccalaureate Fellow, Intramural Research Training Awards Program
Education:
B.S., Hobart and William Smith College

Mohammad Ali Rai, M.B., B.S., D.Phil.
Staff Clinician, HIV Immunovirology Section
Specialty(s): Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine Provides direct clinical care to patients at NIH Clinical Center
Education:
D.Phil., University of Oxford
M.B.,B.S. Aga Khan University Medical College
Dr. Rai earned a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.,B.S.) from Aga Khan University Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan in 2008. After completing medical school, he joined the Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. After completing his D.Phil. in Clinical Medicine, he completed his residency in Internal Medicine, followed by a fellowship in Infectious Diseases. He joined NIAID in 2021. Dr. Rai is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases.

Victoria Shi, M.S.
Senior Research Assistant
Education:
M.S., Rutgers University
