Lark Coffey, PhD

Research Interest: Research in the Coffey laboratory focuses on the evolution, transmission dynamics, and disease for pathogenic mosquito-borne viruses to understand: (i) patterns of molecular evolution, (ii) viral genetic factors that promote epidemics, (iii) how intrahost genetic diversity generated by error-prone viral replication influences pathogenesis and transmissibility, and (iv) surveillance and vaccine approaches to improve detection and minimize disease.