1. Deborah Spector, Ph.D. Research Interests Association of cytomegalovirus with atherosclerosis Mechanisms governing hearing loss as a result of congenital cytomegalovirus infection Development of herpesvirus vaccines Exploiting autophagy as an antiviral

2. Core Expertise Molecular and Cell Biology Techniques Recombinant DNA: RNA, DNA, and Protein Analysis: Cell Imaging; Flow Cytometry; etc. Primary Cell Culture and Virus Propagation Human Embryonic Stem Cells - Culture and Differentiation Infection of Small Animals, Tissue Analysis, Immunological Assays

3. Proposed Collaborations with SSPPS Faculty Tracy Handel Modulating Fraktalkine / Fraktalkine Receptor Interactions Asa Gustafsson Exploiting Macroautophagy and Mitophagy to Prevent Viral Pathogenesis Adah Almutairi Using Nanoparticles to Detect Early Atherosclerotic Lesions Others ?