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Adams is experienced as a practicing large animal veterinarian, with a specialty in surgery, as well as a research scientist. Her primary research interests include studies of the immune system's response to viruses called arboviruses that are transmitted by mosquitoes as well as vaccine development for important zoonotic diseases.
Research Interests:
- Innate and adaptive immune responses to arboviruses (especially alphaviruses and flaviviruses)
- Immunopathology and infectious disease pathogenesis of alphaviruses
- Development of vaccines and other biologics for biodefense and emerging zoonotic infectious diseases
