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Rachel Knight

Major: Virology

Mentor: Clarence J. Peters, MD

Publications/Experience:
Reiman RM, Thompson RW, Feng CG, Hari D, Knight R, Cheever AW, Rosenberg HF, Wynn TA. Interleukin-5 (IL-5) augments the progression of liver fibrosis by regulating IL-13 activity. Infection and Immunity. (2006) 74(3):1471-1479.

Research Description:
Role of the Blood Brain Barrier in the neuroinvasion and neurovirulence of Rift Valley fever virus.

Hometown: Mundelein, IL
Education: BS in Biological Sciences from Illinois State University
Contact: raknight@utmb.edu

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