Akiko Iwasaki PhD
Professor of Immunobiology and of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology; Professor of Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology; Howard Hughes Medical Investigator
Departments & Organizations
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Immunology: Computational Immunology | Microbiology | Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics and Development
Molecular Virology
Immunobiology: Iwasaki Lab
Skin Diseases Research Center, Yale
Molecular Virology
Research Interests
Innate immunity; Autophagy; Inflammasomes; sexually transmitted infections; Herpes simplex virus; human papillomavirus;respiratory virus infections; Influenza infection; T cell immunity; Commensal bacteria more...
Education
- Ph.D., University of Toronto, 1998
Selected Publications
- Iwasaki A. Innate Immune Recognition of HIV-1. Immunity. 2012 Sep 21;37(3):389-98.
- Iwasaki A. A virologic view of innate viral recognition. Annual review of microbiology 2012 Oct 13;66:177-96.
- Yordy B, Iijima N, Huttner A, Leib D, Iwasaki A. A Neuron-Specific Role for Autophagy in Antiviral Defense against Herpes Simplex Virus. Cell Host Microbe. 2012 Sep 13;12(3):334-45.
