James studies the role of Z-RNA in necroptosis, the pathogenesis of MPox virus, and supports the development of poxvirus platform vaccines in the laboratory of Bertram Jacobs.

Ian Hogue is a virologist who studies how alpha herpesviruses, including human Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV-1), infects the nervous system.

Arizona State University July 2017 - present: Curator of Lichens and Digital Data Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands November 2004 - present: Adjunct Scientist (CDF Lichen Inventory)

My current work is creating a peripheral neuron synaptogenesis model in order to better examine the mechanisms of Herpes Simplex Virus exocytosis from synapses.

Marc Fontánez is a Graduate Service Assistant at the Biodesign Center for Fundamental & Applied Microbiomics.