IID is thrilled to announce the appointment of endowed professorships to faculty members Dr. Flaminia Catteruccia and Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett-Helaire, courtesy of generous philanthropic contributions.
Dr. Catteruccia received the Irene Heinz Given Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases. Her laboratory, the Catteruccia Lab, strives to help the creation of new, effective tools for mosquito and malaria control by examining the molecular and behavioral parameters that are key to the ability of Anopheles mosquitoes to transmit malaria, with special emphasis on reproductive biology and vector-Plasmodium interactions. Their work expands beyond Harvard’s walls with a key component of their research conducted through fieldwork and collaboration with partners in Africa.
Dr. Corbett-Helaire received the Melvin J. and Geraldine L. Glimcher Assistant Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases. In order to increase global pandemic preparedness, the Corbett Lab focuses on vaccine development and therapeutic antibody discovery for coronaviruses and other emerging and re-emerging viruses. The highly collaborative team studies the immune landscape of viral surface proteins and deciphers the influence of immune responses on the clinical outcome following natural viral infection to design and assess novel vaccine concepts.
