TEAM
Chair, Department of Microbiology
Jan T. Vilcek Professor of Molecular Pathogenesis
Alexandria Center for Life Sciences - West Tower
430 East 29th Street
Office Rm. 503, Lab Rm. 560
New York, NY 10016
Office: (212) 263-1080
Lab: (212) 263-1081
Email: Jeffrey.Weiser@nyulangone.org
JEFFREY N. WEISER, MD
Education:
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B.S. (Biological Sciences) Stanford University, 1979
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M.D. Harvard University, 1984
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Resident in Pediatrics, University of Washington, 1984-87
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Research Fellow, Oxford University, 1987-89
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Research Associate, Rockefeller University, 1989-92
Faculty appointments:
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Professor of Microbiology and Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (through 12/31/14)
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Jan T. Vilcek Professor of Molecular Pathogenesis, New York University School School of Medicine (2015 - )
ANNA ABRUZZO
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
DEGREE(S):
BA in Biology and History, Swarthmore College '20
I'M FROM:
NYC
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
Understanding the factors driving competition among pneumococcal strains during colonization and transmission
KRISTEN LOKKEN-TOYLI
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
DEGREE(S):
PhD in Microbiology, UC Davis
I'M FROM:
Minnesota
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
Elucidation of host factors that drive susceptibility to upper respiratory tract infections in children; identification of age-related differences in mucosal defense mechanisms.
FUN FACT:
I had a fear of needles so I became a phlebotomist.
SURYA AGGARWAL
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
DEGREE(S):
PhD in Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, 2020
I'M FROM:
Punjab, India
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
Understanding microbial and host factors that influence pneumococcal adaptation, colonization and transmission
FUN FACT:
I've lived on four continents.
CATHERINA MOBINI
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
DEGREE(S):
BS in Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh ‘20
I'M FROM:
Queens, New York
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
Understanding the mechanistic role of the upper respiratory tract microbiota in influenza virus transmission
FUN FACT:
I once won a hula hooping contest – last woman standing.
CHERN WEI 'GAVYN' BEE
GRADUATE STUDENT
DEGREE(S):
BS in Biological Sciences, Cornell University ‘16
I'M FROM:
Penang, Malaysia
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
Understanding how systemic innate immunity at different ages of an organism (i) is functionally primed and (ii) factors into microbial susceptibility.
FUN FACT:
Guess who’s a firstborn of his generation on both sides of the family? (Also, I love carrot juice with milk – it’s a popular drink from where I’m from! :P )
MILA ORTIGOZA
CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR
DEGREE(S):
Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai '11
Doctor of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai '13
I'M FROM:
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
Understanding the biology of transmission of influenza virus and other respiratory pathogens.
FUN FACT:
I am a mother of 2 beautiful girls, and am a citizen of 3 countries.
JENNIFER PAGANO
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
DEGREE(S):
BA in Pscyhology, UCONN '10
I'M FROM:
Originally from CT, but I consider myself a New Yorker by now :)
FUN FACT:
I was in commercials as a child, so there's a chance you've seen me in a Nickelodeon or random toy ad. (shout out to all my millennials)
PNEUMO THE FISH
POSTDOCTORAL FISH
DEGREE(S):
PhD in Swimming
I'M FROM:
Asia
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
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FUN FACT:
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