Shannan L. Rossi, PhDAssociate Professor (Non-tenure track) Departments of Microbiology & Immunology and Pathology Phone: (409) 772-9033Lab Phone: (409) 747-2440Office: Keiller 3.118AMail Route: 0609Email: slrossi@utmb.edu Education Current Interests Research Interests Recent Publications Post-doctoral FellowshipUniversity of Texas Medical Branch2010-2013Galveston, TXPost-doctoral FellowshipUniversity of Pittsburgh2008-2010Pittsburgh, PAPhDUniversity of Texas Medical Branch2008Galveston, TXBSCornell University2001Ithaca, NY Arboviruses, Zika virus, vaccines, alphaviruses, flaviviruses, animal models Dr. Rossi's research interests are motivated in understanding the interactions between arboviruses and their mammalian hosts. Specifically, she has studied how flaviviruses (West Nile, dengue and Zika viruses) and alphaviruses (Venezuelan equine encephalitis, Eastern equine encephalitis, Mayaro and chikungunya viruses) infect their hosts and how this natural cycle can be altered. She is most interested in how manipulations to the viral genomes can lead to a nonpathogenic infection or be used as a potential vaccine candidate. To this end, she is currently developing animal models (rodent and nonhuman primate) for pathogenesis and vaccine screening for chikungunya, Mayaro and Zika diseases. Search PubMed Database for Publications