Virology Lab Probes the Dark Matter of Viral Genomes
Shira Weingarten-Gabbay finds proteins that help immune system ward off viruses
The simple yet effective molecular machinery of viruses can cause devastating disease, but it also offers critical clues about the fundamental principles that govern all life, says Shira Weingarten-Gabbay, who joined the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School as an assistant professor of microbiology in January 2025.
Weingarten-Gabbay leads the new Laboratory of Systems Virology, where her team works at the intersection of virology, immunology, and systems biology to better understand the inner workings of viruses and their interaction with the immune system and apply that understanding toward preventing current and future viral diseases.
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