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Susan Weiss, Ph.D.

Professor of Microbiology (Penn Medicine)

My lab focuses on Coronavirus replication and pathogenesis. Most relevant to the institute we study viral enzymes that cleave RNA (CoV Endoribonulease U and oligonucelotides (CoV 2’,5’ phosphodiesterases) as well as host ribonuclease L, that restricts viral replication. We also study viral double stranded RNA binding proteins.