David O'Connor
Credentials: PhD
Position title: Professor
Email: dhoconno@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 890-0845
Address:
University Research Park
555 Science Dr
Madison, WI 53711
Focus Groups
Immunology/Immunopathology
Education
PhD, Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Research Summary
Interactions between host genetics, cellular immunity, and viral pathogenesis.
Research Detail
My laboratory studies the interplay between viral pathogenesis and host immunity. We currently have three primary research interests. First, we study variation in genes involved in immunity using state-of-the-art genome sequencing. Second, we study how viruses like HIV and Zika virus cause disease. Third, we are using viral genome sequencing to inform and improve public health in the COVID-19 pandemic.