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B.S. Biology, Ramapo College of New Jersey
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| Presentations | Laird, A. Y., Kirillov, V., Gorbunova, E. E., Vostrov, A., Rochlin, G., Finnerty, C. E., Byrne, A. G., Ikeda, P., Matos, R., Lindner, M. R., Kim, H. K., & Mackow, E. R. (2026). Fluorescent Reporter Powassan Virus Analysis of Neuronal Targets and Axonal Transport Mechanisms [Poster Presentation and Flash Talk]. American Society of Virology Annual Meeting, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. |
Research Interests
| I graduated from Ramapo College of New Jersey with a B.S. degree in Biology and completed two minors in Neuroscience and Public Health. For my undergraduate honors thesis, I investigated the electrophysiology of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) using the Event-Related Potential technique. Following graduation, I worked in the biotechnology industry in multi-omics. My current research interests include infectious disease pathogenesis and the identification of novel targets for vaccine and drug development. |
| Publications | Laird, A. Y., Kirillov, V., Gorbunova, E. E., Vostrov, A., Rochlin, G., Finnerty, C. E., Byrne, A. G., Ikeda, P., Matos, R., Lindner, M. R., Kim, H. K., & Mackow, E. R. (2026). Fluorescent Powassan Reporter Viruses Infect Neuron, Astrocyte and Microglial Cell Lines Independent of Attenuating D308N Envelope Protein Modification. Viruses, 18(7), 768. https://doi.org/10.3390/v18070768 de Souza, M. R. M., Lindner, M. R., Mladinich-Valenti, M., Gorbunova, E. E., Kirillov, V., Byrne, A. G., Laird, A. Y., Finnerty, C. E., Ikeda, P., Vorkas, C. K., Kaur, R., Gomes, Y. C. P., Chatel-Chaix, L., Kim, H. K., & Mackow, E. R. (2026). Single-cell analysis of Powassan virus-infected brains reveals age-dependent neuroinflammatory crosstalk and progressive Alzheimer's-like APP/Aβ accumulation. mBio, 17(8), e0129426. https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.01294-26 |
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