Center for Research on Influenza Pathogenesis and Transmission (CRIPT)


New York City, NY | United States

Lead Organization: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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About CRIPT

CRIPT focuses on a basic and clinic influenza research program to study the evolution, pathogenesis, and transmission of influenza viruses in humans, as well as at distinct zoonotic interfaces. CRIPT bridges basic and clinical research to develop tools and provide expertise that complements ongoing public health programs to rapidly respond to emerging human respiratory pathogens of pandemic potential, including influenza virus. The CRIPT research program will pursue basic research projects on virus and host determinates of virulence, host responses, antigenicity, tropism, and pathogenesis. CRIPT will combine inter-related human studies to understand the factors contributing not only to zoonotic emergence, but also to disease severity, transmission, and immune protection by previous infection and/or vaccination. The program will provide the ability to rapidly respond to pre-pandemic and pandemic events to mitigate the public health impact of such events, including the COVID-19 pandemic.

Leadership

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Adolfo García-Sastre, PhD

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Institutions & Investigators

Teresa Aydillo, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology
Florian Krammer, PhD
Professor, Departments of Microbiology and Pathology
Marta Luksza, null
Assistant Professor, Departments of Oncological Sciences and Genetics and Genomic Sciences
Peter Palese, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Microbiology
Viviana Simon, MD, PhD
Professor, Departments of Microbiology, Medicine, and Pathology
Michael Schotsaert, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology
Harm van Bakel, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences
Randy Albrecht, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology
Nicole Bouvier, MD
Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Microbiology
Adolfo García-Sastre, PhD
Professor, Departments of Microbiology, Medicine, and Pathology
Ana Fernandez-Sesma, PhD
Professor, Departments of Microbiology and Medicine
Weina Sun, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology

Dan Barouch, MD, PhD
Director, Center for Virology and Vaccine Research

David Ho, MD
Professor, Clyde '56 and Helen Wu Professor of Medicine and Director, Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, Microbiology & Immunology

Rafael Medina, PhD
Associate Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Department

Bart Haagmans, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Viroscience
Ron Fouchier, PhD
Deputy Head, Department of Viroscience
Mathilde Richard, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Viroscience
Sander Herfst, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Viroscience

Ying Chen, PhD
Staff Research Scientist

Janine Kimpel, PhD
Senior Researcher, Department of Virology

Gustavo del Real, PhD
Staff Research Scientist

Martha Nelson, PhD
Staff Scientist

Mark Mulligan, MD
Senior Professor, Department of Medicine

Octavio Ramilo, MD
Chair, Department of Infectious Diseases
Asuncion Mejias, MD, PhD, MSCS
Associate Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases

Luis Martinez-Sobrido, PhD
Professor, Department of Disease Intervention & Prevention

Jonathan Runstadler, DVM, PhD
Professor and Department Chair, Department of Infectious Disease & Global Health

David Suarez, DVM, PhD
Research Leader, U.S. National Poultry Research Center - Exotic and Emerging Avian Viral Diseases Research Unit

Cindy Knall, PhD
Associate Professor, WWAMI School of Medical Education
Eric Bortz, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences

Derek Smith, PhD
Professor, Department of Infectious Disease Informatics

Daniel Perez, PhD
Professor, Georgia Research Alliance Distinguished Investigator and Caswell S. Eidson Chair in Poultry Medicine, Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine

Kathleen Stewart, PhD
Professor, Department of Geographical Sciences
Matt Frieman, PhD
Associate Professor, Microbiology and Immunology
Jelena Srebric, PhD
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Shengwei Zhu, PhD
Associate Research Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Donald Milton, PhD
Professor, Department of Environmental Health, Applied Environmental Health (MIAEH)

Mark Sangster, PhD
Research Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology , Center for Vaccine Biology and Immunology (SMD)
David Topham, PhD
Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology , Center for Vaccine Biology and Immunology (SMD)

Elisa Cordero, MD
Professor, Department of Medicine

Yoshihiro Kawaoka, DVM, PhD
Professor, Department of Pathobiological Sciences
Amie Eisfeld-Fenney, PhD
Research Professor and Distinguished Scientist
Gabriele Neumann, PhD
Research Professor and Distinguished Scientist, School of Veterinary Medicine

Megan Shaw, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Medical Biosciences

C.A.M. (Xander) de Haan, PhD
Associate Professor, Department Biomolecular Health Sciences
Sander Steenbeek, PhD
Project Manager, Department Biomolecular Health Sciences

Ali Ellebedy, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology & Immunology

Michael Diamond, MD, PhD
The Herbert S. Gasser Professor, Departments of Medicine, Molecular Microbiology, Pathology & Immunology

Patrick Wilson, PhD
Professor, Department of Medicine

Center Coordinators

  • Marlene Espinoza-Moraga, PhD, Center Coordinator, Assistant Professor and Program Manager, Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Ryan Camping, Director, Grants & Contracts, Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Center Data Managers

  • Harm van Bakel, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences
  • Eric Bortz, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences