Una ODoherty is a Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Emory University. Her research has transformed the understanding of how HIV reservoirs form and persist, challenging long-standing beliefs and laying the groundwork for new therapies. She earned her MD-PhD from Cornell University and The Rockefeller University.
Una O'Doherty
Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Topics They Care About
HIV Reservoir Dynamics
Her lab's primary focus is studying how HIV latency is established and maintained in vivo, particularly the role of antigen-naive T cells in HIV persistence.
Sickle Cell Disease
A more recent research interest, her lab investigates the parallels between T cell behavior in sickle cell disease and in untreated HIV infection.
Translational Medicine
Her work bridges in vitro models and in vivo patient studies to develop new therapeutic targets for eradicating HIV and improving care for sickle cell disease.
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Work History
2-2024
Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine
2011 - 4-2024
Associate Professor at University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
2001 - 2011
Assistant Professor at University of Pennsylvania
Education
1989 - 1994
MDPhD from The Rockefeller University
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Location : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Designation : Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine
