Expertise

Her lab is dedicated to identification of host factors that mediate the interferon antiviral response distal to viral subversion points, using in vitro and in vivo models for dengue and Zika virus

Currently, Dr. Fusco's lab is focused on identifying host factors that mediate the interferon antiviral response, using in vitro and in vino models for dengue and Zika virus.

Keywords:

  • Infectious Diseases. How type I interferons impair viruses and how variability in host response influences viral pathology

Subject areas:

  • Infection and Inflammation
  • Microbiology and Immunology
Affiliations

Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine, University of South Alabama

Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases Section, John W. Deming Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Tulane University

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, School of Medicine, Tulane University

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Tulane Cancer Center, School of Medicine, Tulane University

Past Affiliations

Instructor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University (past)

East Jefferson General Hospital, School of Medicine, Tulane University (past)

Primary Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University (past)

Degrees
PhD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Structural Biology
MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine