St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (SJCEIRR)


Memphis, TN | United States

Lead Organization: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

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About SJCEIRR

The St. Jude Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Response (SJCEIRR) has been developed around the seminal and collaborative work of its primary investigators to integrate global influenza virus research targeting human and animal populations. SJCERR provides cutting edge laboratory research and infrastructure to support NIAID’s dual mandate to maintain and grow a robust basic and applied research portfolio and to respond rapidly to new and emerging infectious disease public health threats wherever they may occur. Its program couples the skills of established and junior investigators and builds upon the infrastructure, expertise, partnerships, and experiences of multiple partner institutes domestically and abroad. Importantly, SJCERR addresses novel and critical research gaps with samples and data collected from fully developed and functional human and animal cohorts. A particular strength of the SJCERR team is the integration into the influenza programs of key international agencies such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and the World Organization for Animal Health. These ties allow for the rapid assimilation of data to global public health activities.

Leadership

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Richard Webby, PhD

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Stacey Schultz-Cherry, PhD

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Institutions & Investigators

Charles Russell, PhD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty, Department of Infectious Diseases
Paul Thomas, PhD
Member, St. Jude Faculty, Department of Immunology
Lisa Kercher, PhD
Laboratory Operations Manager, Department of Infectious Diseases
Maureen McGargill, PhD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty, Department of Immunology
Elena Govorkova, MD, PhD
Laboratory Director, Department of Infectious Diseases
Stacey Schultz-Cherry, PhD
Member, St. Jude Faculty, Department of Infectious Diseases
Richard Webby, PhD
Member, St. Jude Faculty, Department of Infectious Diseases

Tomer Hertz, PhD
Associate Professor, Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics

Guido Ferrari, MD
Professor, Surgery

Gavin Smith, PhD, MASM
Program Director (Interim) and Professor, Emerging Infectious Diseases Program
Yvonne Su, PhD
Assistant Professor, Emerging Infectious Diseases Program

Juan Carlos Dib, MD, PhD
Profesor (Professor), Tropical Medicine at Magdalena University, Colombia

Sue Huang, PhD
Director, WHO National Influenza Center

Mohammed Mostafa Feeroz, null
Senior Professor, Department of Zoology

Jüergen Richt, DVM, PhD
Regents Distinguished Professor and KBA Eminent Scholar, College of Veterinary Medicine

Alessandro Sette, Dr.Biol.Sci.
Professor, Center for Autoimmunity and Inflammation, Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research
Alba Grifoni, PhD
Assistant Professor, Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research

Mohamed A. A. Ali, null
Professor, Environmental Research Division

Pedro Jimenez Bluhm, PhD
Profesor Asistente (Assistant Professor), Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria (School of Veterinary Medicine)

Andrew Bowman, MS, DVM, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine
Jacqueline Nolting, PhD
Laboratory Operations Manager, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine

Andy Ramey, PhD
Research Wildlife Geneticist

Christopher Hamilton-West, DVM
Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Preventive Medicine

Rebecca Poulson, PhD
Assistant Research Scientist, Department Population Health
Dave Stallknecht, PhD
Adjunct Faculty, Departments of Infectious Disease and Population Health

Huachen Maria Zhu, PhD
Associate Professor, Division of Public Health Laboratory Sciences
Yi Guan, MD, PhD
Daniel CK Yu Professor in Virology and Chair of Emerging Viral Diseases, Division of Public Health Laboratory Sciences
Michael Chan, PhD
Associate Professor, Division of Public Health Laboratory Sciences
Leo Lit Man Poon, DPhil
Professor and Division Head, Division of Public Health Laboratory Sciences
Hui-Ling Yen, PhD
Associate Professor, Division of Public Health Laboratory Sciences
Vijay Dhanasekaran, PhD
Associate Professor, Division of Public Health Laboratory Sciences
Malik Peiris, DPhil
Tam Wah-Ching Professor in Medical Science and Chair of Virology, Division of Public Health Laboratory Sciences
Ben Cowling, PhD
Professor and Division Head, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

James Lowe, DVM, MS
Associate Dean, Online Programs and Extension; Associate Professor, Veterinary Clinical Medicine

Stanley Perlman, MD, PhD
Professor, Microbiology and Immunology

Aubree Gordon, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology

Wenjun Ma, PhD
Associate Professor, Departments of Veterinary Pathobiology and Molecular Microbiology & Immunology

Heather Smallwood, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Peds Research

Scott Weaver, MS, PhD
John Sealy Distinguished University Chair in Human Infections and Immunity Chair, Director of Institute for Human Infections & Immunity", Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Pei-Yong Shi, PhD
Professor, John Sealy Distinguished Chair, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Innovation and Commercialization

Jacco Boon, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Molecular Microbiology and Pathology and Immunology

Center Coordinator

  • Pam McKenzie, PhD, Center Coordinator, Director, St. Jude CEIRR Global Surveillance

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