Ramirez Lab

research areas and their intersections: virus-cell interactions; cellular response to infection; and pathogenesis and immunity

Welcome! Our research program broadly encompasses studying how viruses modulate host immunity to promote viral replication and disease. We utilize molecular, cellular, genetic, immunological, and virological methods to address questions at the host-microbe interface.

Our long-term goal is to determine how viruses hijack cellular proteins to disarm host defenses and co-opt cellular pathways to promote infection. We study both HIV and SARS-CoV-2, and we aim to uncover new models of retrovirus and coronavirus biology that may offer insight into new therapeutic strategies.

Our work is/has been funded by:

NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
CSU BIOTECH - CSU The California State University
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