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 viruses, genomics, and host immunity for medically important human pathogens including HIV, Zika virus, and SARS-CoV-2. Ongoing projects include detecting respiratory viruses in air samples, understanding the future threat posed by prolonged SARS-CoV-2 infections, testing medical countermeasures for Zika virus, characterizing how health disparities influence SARS-CoV-2 variation, and using state-of-the art genome sequencing to understand variability in genes involved in viral immunity.