Paulo H. Verardi

Associate Professor

Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science
University of Connecticut
61 N. Eagleville Rd, Unit 3089
Storrs, CT 06269-3089
Email:  paulo.verardi @ uconn.edu
Telephone:  (860) 486-3420

Education

• PhD 1997  Comparative Pathology (Molecular Virology), University of California, Davis
• BS   1989  Biological Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Courses Taught

• PVS 1000, Biomedical Issues in Pathobiology (guest lecturer)
• PVS 3094W, Seminar (team-taught)
• PVS 3700, Emerging Infectious Diseases (guest lecturer)
• PVS 5202, Viral Pathogenesis (team-taught)
• PVS 5401, Immunobiology (solo)
• PVS 5632, Vaccines: Mechanisms of Immune Protection (guest lecturer)
• MCB 3246/5240, Virology (guest lecturer)

Research Interests

• Vaccine development.
• Enhanced safety and efficacy of recombinant viral vectors such as vaccinia virus (VACV).
• Biodefense, zoonotic, and emerging infectious diseases, including vaccines, diagnostics, and therapeutics.
• Vector-borne diseases.
• Tick-borne diseases.
• Oncolytic viral therapy and gene therapy.
• Viral immunology, pathogenesis, and immunomodulation.
• Molecular virology and synthetic biology.
• Retrovirology, including simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) as a model for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Publications

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