Moss Research Group

The research group investigates the replication of poxviruses, viral immune defense proteins and recombinant vaccines against other viral pathogens including monkeypox virus, coronaviruses, and immunodeficiency viruses.

Members of Genetic Engineering Section Research Group

Members of Genetic Engineering Section Research Group

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Bernard Moss, M.D., Ph.D.

Chief, Genetic Engineering Section
NIH Distinguished Investigator

Education:

Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

M.D., New York University School of Medicine

Dr. Moss received his M.D. from the New York University School of Medicine, interned at the Children's Hospital Medical Center (Boston), and then earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Moss is currently on the editorial boards of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the Journal of Virology, and the NIH Catalyst. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland.

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Patricia Lewise Earl, Ph.D.

Staff Scientist

Education:

Ph.D., University of Iowa
BA, Lawrence University

Research interests include pathogenesis of vaccinia and monkeypox viruses and development of vaccine candidates against pathogens such as HIV and SARS CoV-2. Small animal models utilizing African dormice and CAST/EiJ mice have been developed for these purposes. Principal investigator in the Select Agent program for monkeypox and for an ACUC animal protocol for small animal models; experience in...

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Samuel Gillespie

Postbaccalaureate IRTA Fellow

George C. Katsafanas, B.A.

Biologist

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree, biology/biological sciences, Loyla University of Chicago

Languages Spoken: Greek

I was born in Megalopoli Greece, and at the age eight my family moved to Chicago. While attending college i worked in a diverse array of jobs in order to pay for tuition. After graduation i worked for a number of years at the University of Chicago as a biologist before continuing my career at the National Institutes of Health. All in all, for a total of thirty-five years and counting.

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Tatiana Georgia Koonin (Senkevich), Ph.D.

Staff Scientist

Education:

PH.D., Moscow State University

Investigation of the functions of vaccinia virus genes involved in the interaction with the host innate immune response.

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Rohit Verma

Postdoctoral Fellow

Wei Xiao

Biologist

Michael Young

Postbaccalaureate IRTA Fellow

Huibin Yu, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Yunliang Zhang, M.S.

Postdoctoral Fellow, Ph.D.

Education:

Ph.D. Candidate, University of Maryland

M.S., Indiana University of Bloomington

Languages Spoken: Chinese

I am a graduate student in Dr. Moss lab interested in investigating the mechanisms of virus replication and assembly, and the molecular machinery involved in the host-virus interaction, with particular focus on poxvirus.

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Former Research Group Members

Jeffrey L. Americo, M.S.

Catherine Anne Cotter, M.S.

Andrea S. Weisberg, B.S.

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