Ana Fernandez-Sesma, PhD

About Me

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=fernandez-sesma

Language

English

Position

PROFESSOR | Microbiology, PROFESSOR | Medicine, Infectious Diseases

Research Topics

AIDS/HIV, Antivirals, Dendritic Cells, Immune Antagonism, Infectious Disease, Inflammation, Influenza Virus, Interferon, Interferon Antagonists, Macrophage, Mucosal Immunology, Viruses and Virology

Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas

Immunology [IMM], Microbiology [MIC]

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Education

MS, University of Salamanca

PhD, Mount Sinai Graduate School (CUNY)

Awards

2013

Best Faculty Mentor to Postdoctoral Fellows

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at mount Sinai

Research

The Fernandez-Sesma laboratory studies innate immunity evasion by viruses of human health interest, such a dengue virus (DENV), influenza virus and other viruses, such as HIV. The main area of research in the Fernandez-Sesma laboratory is DENV, which is the most important mosquito transmitted virus in the world for which no vaccines or antiviral drugs are currently available. Additionally the Fernandez-Sesma laboratory investigates the interactions of influenza viruses with human immune cells and the strategies of innate immune evasion developed by important human pathogen.
For updated information please visit the Fernandez-Sesma lab website:
http://labs.icahn.mssm.edu/fernandez-sesma-lab/

Publications

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Industry Relationships

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Dr. Fernandez-Sesma has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.

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