Manuzak, Jennifer A.

Jennifer A. Manuzak received her PhD in immunology from the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, after which she trained as a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute Cochin, Paris. As a senior fellow at the University of Washington and Washington National Primate Research Center, and later as a research assistant professor at the University of Miami, she refined her scientific interest in advancing the current understanding of the critical role of mucosal immunity and inflammation in HIV pathogenesis and how alterations at mucosal surfaces contribute to risk for co-infections, co-morbidities and mortality. Manuzak will continue her work at the Tulane National Primate Research Center, Division of Immunology, where she plans to investigate the mechanisms of mucosal immune dysfunction in people living with HIV that allow for greater risk of co-infection with malaria, as well as other emerging and neglected infectious diseases. Additionally, she is interested in exploring how simultaneous co-infection accelerates the development of HIV-associated co-morbidities and mortality, such as liver and neurodegenerative diseases.