URMC / Labs / Dewhurst Lab / Lab Members Lab Members Principal InvestigatorStephen Dewhurst, Ph.D.MRBXPhone: (585) 275-3216Email StephenGraduate StudentsAlaa AhmedGenetics - Biomedical Genetics and Genomics Ph.D. ProgramResearch Interest: Improving LAIV Efficacy and Understanding Methods Underlying HIV Silencing in AstrocytesSebastian BoschIMV - Immunology, Microbiology, and Virology Ph.D. ProgramResearch Interest: Understanding the Interaction of HIV With Human Microglial Cells, and its Relevance to HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders (HAND)Justin LeachIMV - Immunology, Microbiology, and Virology Ph.D. ProgramResearch Interest: Elucidating the Molecular Basis of the Temperature Sensitivity of the Live-Attenuated Influenza Virus (LAIV) and Using that Knowledge to Create a Safer and More Effective Influenza VaccineRaven Marlise OsbornTBS - Translational Biomedical Science Ph.D. ProgramResearch Interest: Using Applications of Network Theory to Understand How SARS-CoV-2 Evades the Innate Immune SystemResearch AssistantsJael Ernest FleurantUndergraduate Student