Sandra Lopez-Verges

López-Vergès is a Senior Health Researcher V and Head of the Department of Research in Virology and Biotechnology at Gorgas Memorial Institute for Health Studies and Sistema Nacional de Investigación (SNI), Secretaria Nacional de Ciencia, tecnología e Innovación (SENACYT). Her research focuses on understanding the virological and immunological factors shaping the emergence of viruses and the severity of diseases associated with viral infection in humans. To answer these questions her research integrates clinical, virological, cellular, molecular and immunological approaches and a continued collaboration with researchers from other fields like medicine, epidemiology, entomology and statistics.