Rebecca Lynch, PhD

Associate Professor
Primary Department
Microbiology, Immunology, & Tropical Medicine
Affiliation
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Research Interests

Dr. Lynch's research explores antibody responses to virus infection and vaccination. Her lab investigates the characteristics of neutralizing antibodies as potential therapeutic agents against HIV infection as well as investigating ways to promote their production through vaccination. The Lynch lab also studies cross-neutralizing antibody responses to flaviviruses.

Keywords

Antibodies, Neutralizing, HIV Infections, Vaccination, Zika, Cancer immunology & immunotherapy, Cancer , Infectious Diseases

Research Level
T0 / T1: Basic Science Discovery and Initial Translation to Humans
Research Method(s)
  • Molecular cloning
  • Site-directed mutagenesis PCR
  • Neutralization assays
  • In-vitro virus replication