Identified human genes that contribute to lytic activation of the human herpesvirus Epstein-Barr virus; characterized the protein Syncytin-1’s role as a pro-lytic factor for Epstein-Barr virus and determined mechanistic link to the PI3K/Akt signaling pathwayo Headed infectious disease research project and collaborated on numerous other projectso Mentored and supervised several junior graduate and undergraduate traineeso Authored multiple first-author manuscriptso Presented scientific findings at local, national, and international meetingso Reviewed several infectious disease journal manuscript submissions for publicationo Analyzed and archived large data setso Wrote and edited grant applications

Researched ectromelia and vaccinia virus kinetics and their abilities to evade immune detection; identified the E3L ortholog in ectromelia virus as an essential gene for virus replication and persistence through its ability to bind to double-stranded RNAo Trained three undergraduate studentso Published two first-author manuscriptso Presented scientific findings at local and national meetings

•Assisted students with writing assignments across a diverse range of disciplines from early to late stages in the writing process•Organized, planned, and held writing workshops

•Created lesson plans and activities•Mentored several undergraduate students in small groups