RESEARCH
Surveillance
To detect and monitor the priority pathogens in humans, animal hosts, and environment that can cause outbreaks or pandemics
Pathogenesis
To study pathogen-host interaction and impact of clinical intervention on disease progression and outcomes. To identify pathogenic, immunologic, and genetic factors associated with disease progression
Diagnostics
To develop rapid and high throughput point-of-care testing (POCT) for diagnosis and treatment of priority pathogens infection
Antiviral drugs & monoclonal antibodies
To discover and develop small and large molecule drugs against the priority pathogens through streamlined preclinical and clinical studies
Viral evolution and resistance to therapeutics
To develop genetic and phenotypic tool box for studying viral evolution and mutations that may confer resistance to therapeutics
Antibody engineering
To discover and generate broadly neutralizing antibodies against the priority pathogens through AI-guided design and engineering
Vaccine development
To design and develop mucosa] vaccines able to prevent acquisition and transmission of coronaviruses and other respiratory pathogens