

Research Expertise and Interest
public health, infectious diseases
Research Description
Research interests include: molecular virology, pathogenesis, and epidemiology of dengue, scientific capacity building in developing countries.
public health, infectious diseases
Research interests include: molecular virology, pathogenesis, and epidemiology of dengue, scientific capacity building in developing countries.
UC Berkeley scientists have identified a key culprit responsible for the fluid loss and resulting shock that are the hallmark of severe — and potentially fatal — dengue virus infections.
One of the most vexing challenges in the battle against dengue virus, a potentially fatal mosquito-borne virus, is that getting infected once can put people at greater risk for a more severe infection down the road. A new study with UC Berkeley researchers details how the interaction between a person’s immune response and a subsequent dengue infection could mean the difference between getting a mild fever and going into a fatal circulatory failure.