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Anice Lowen

  • Department of Microbiology and Immunology
    Professor
  • Emory University
    Microbiology and Immunology
    1510 Clifton Rd
  • Emory University School of Medicine
    Microbiology and Immunology
    1510 Clifton Rd., Room 3101 RRC
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Overview

Dr. Lowen is a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Emory University and Co-Principal Investigator of the Emory Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Response (CEIRR). She received her BSc in Biochemistry from the University of Alberta and PhD in Virology from the University of Glasgow. Her post-doctoral training was with Dr. Peter Palese at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City.

The Lowen lab exploits molecular tools, classical virology, and animal models of infection to study the biology of RNA viruses, including influenza A virus, mammalian orthoreovirus and SARS-CoV-2. We are particularly interested in features of their biology that shape evolutionary dynamics and in the respiratory transmission of influenza A virus and SARS-CoV-2.

Much of our prior and current work focuses on reassortment and recombination mechanisms by which co-infecting viruses exchange genetic information. In broader terms, we are interested in interactions among co-infecting viruses and the implications of these interactions for the evolution of viral populations. We also have active programs related to influenza A virus escape from humoral immunity, within-host viral diversity, influenza A virus emergence in new host species, viral detection by cytoplasmic dsRNA sensors and factors that determine the efficiency of SARS-CoV-2 transmission.

Academic Appointment

  • Professor, Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University

Education

Degrees

  • PhD from University of Glasgow
  • BSc from University of Alberta

Research

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