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Dr. Omilusik studied the mechanism the body uses to detect invasion by foreign pathogens. Specifically, she demonstrated that HIV disrupts this mechanism in order to evade the immune system and eventually cause AIDS. These studies will assist in the development of therapeutics that boosts immune responses against viruses.
A randomly-selected Doctoral citation each day: today from the Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology and Immunology (PhD) - graduated in 2011