Paul L. Maurizio

Interests

I am a Bioinformatics Scientist [C] at the Vaccine Research Center of the NIH/NIAID in the Cellular Immunology Section with Dr. Robert Seder.

I was previously a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Medicine at the University of Chicago in the lab of Luis Barreiro.

In my research, I am interested in understanding the intersection of genomics, immunity, and stress, and how these factors interact to regulate the host response to infection, vaccination, and cancer.

Training

I earned my Ph.D. in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at UNC-Chapel Hill, where I used statistical and quantitative genetics to model heritable host determinants of influenza A virus pathogenesis. I worked in the labs of Mark Heise and Will Valdar in the department of genetics. At UNC, I was a predoctoral trainee in the molecular biology of viral diseases.

Previously, I completed a masters degree and conducted research as a visiting scholar in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. In my time there, I studied flavivirus transmission in Culex mosquitoes through field work completed in Macha, Zambia, and I trained in vaccine science and policy. I obtained my bachelors degree in Biochemistry and Religion from Swarthmore College.

Activities

To support undergraduate student success, I have volunteered as a mentor with the First-Generation, Low-Income, Immigrant (FLI) Network at the University of Chicago since 2018. I have also served on the Steering Committee for the UChicago BSD Postdoctoral Association.

I have reviewed manuscripts for the journals Genetics, Journal of Virology, Database and Microbiology Spectrum.

To advocate for access to medicines, empower students, and endorse innovation in neglected research areas, I served as an elected member of the Board of Directors for the non-profit organization Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM), North America from 2015-2019.

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