Akiko Iwasaki PhD
Professor of Immunobiology and of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology; Professor of Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology; Howard Hughes Medical Investigator

Departments & Organizations
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental BiologyBiological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Immunology: Computational Immunology | Microbiology | Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics and Development
Molecular Virology
Immunobiology: Iwasaki Lab
Skin Diseases Research Center, Yale
Molecular Virology
Research Interests
Innate immunity; Autophagy; Inflammasomes; sexually transmitted infections; Herpes simplex virus; human papillomavirus;respiratory virus infections; Influenza infection; T cell immunity; Commensal bacteria
Education
- Ph.D., University of Toronto , 1998
Selected Publication
- Iwasaki A. Innate Immune Recognition of HIV-1. Immunity. 2012 Sep 21;37(3):389-98.
Latest Honor and Recognition
- Ethel Donaghue Women’s Health Program Investigator Award(2003) , Ethel Donaghue Women’s Health Program
Articles

Sept/Oct 2011
Expert on immune responses to viruses wins the Eli Lilly Award
Akiko Iwasaki, Ph.D., professor of immunobiology and of molecular, cellular, and developmental biology, is the...



