New Faculty Profiles

Dr. Rajsbaum's lab moved to Rutgers in May 2022 to develop the new Center for Virus-Host-Innate Immunity (CVHII). Current research is focused on the role of the E3-ubiquitin ligase TRIM6 during infections with highly pathogenic viruses (Ebola, Influenza, SARS-CoV-2), the role of the ubiquitin system in promoting replication of flaviviruses (Zika, dengue, West Nile), and SARS-CoV-2 replication,  and the role of unanchored polyubiquitin chains in regulation of innate immune signaling.

Dr. Stephens grew up in Washington Heights in New York City and finished High School in Chicago before coming back for college at Cornell University and a Master’s at NYU School of Medicine. Dr. Stephens’ PhD in Immunology from Washington University, St. Louis was awarded for studies of Th1 and Th2 cell cooperation leading to asthma exacerbations, for example after viral infection.