jesse deere

assistance project scientist

About

My research interests focus on improving human health through the development of protective prevention and intervention strategies to combat infectious diseases.

Country

united states

City

davis

Industry

higher education

Skill

molecular biology, cell culture, polymerase chain reaction, molecular cloning, real time polymerase chain reaction, research, life sciences, western blotting, biotechnology, laboratory skills, immunology, elisa, cell biology, biology

Experience

postdoctoral researcher

emory university school of medicine

2010-9 - 2011-2 · 6 mos

My postdoctoral studies in Dr. Raymond Schinazi's laboratory at Emory University focused on the analysis of viral decay kinetics during enhanced antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the RT-SHIV nonhuman primate model for AIDS.

graduate student researcher

uc davis

2004-9 - 2010-9 · 6 yrs 1 mo

My graduate research in Dr. Thomas North's laboratory focused on mechanisms of lentiviral persistence during antiretroviral therapy (ART) using the rhesus macaque nonhuman primate model for AIDS.

biology research assistant

sarepta therapeutics

1999-1 - 2004-1 · 5 yrs 1 mo

Worked with Dr. Bruce Geller on the development of an antisense antibacterial agent.

postdoctoral research fellow

uc davis

2011-2 - 2017-2 · 6 yrs 1 mo

My research as a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Peter Barry’s laboratory focused on using the nonhuman primate models of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and HIV to guide vaccine development.

assistance project scientist

uc davis

2017-2 - Present · 9 yrs 8 mos

My ongoing research is focused on determining the efficacy of a novel cytomegalovirus (CMV) vaccine protocol in nonhuman primates. This study is designed to more closely model mucosal CMV transmission in humans.