
Kirby Emerging Investigator Award - 2021 - $10,000
My research Includes investigating:
The use of siRNA to treat acute SARS-CoV-2 infection.
The use of lentiviral gene therapies to treat/manage HIV infection, with a main focus on using shRNA, as well as anti-HIV genes.
Investigating the use of siRNA to treat other viral infections such as HTLV-1, HPV, EBV, and where relevant, their their associated virus-caused cancers, such as cervical cancer (HPV).