University of Pittsburgh

Katharine Harris, PhD

Post Doctoral Associate





	
	


			

		Dr. Katie Harris	
		

		

	
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Education
	
	

	
PhD in Molecular Virology and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2015
BS in Microbiology, Purdue University, 2010
        

              
   
  
 
 


  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 	
Mentor
	
	

	
Carolyn Coyne, PhD
        

                
        
        
        
        	
Dissertation
	
	

	Manipulation of host cell death and innate immune signaling pathways by Coxsackievirus B3	
	


        
        
        
        
 
 
   
   
















        













	
Areas of Interest
	
	

	Host-pathogen interaction, Innate Immunity, Autoimmunity	
	






	
Why I Chose Pitt
	
	

	
I knew that coming to the University of Pittsburgh would allow
me to work with faculty who are at the top of their fields. Additionally, Pitt’s strong reputation
and funding track record appealed to me. Combining these factors with the opportunity to live in and experience a
different and unique city and part of the country enabled me to make my
decision to study at the University of Pittsburgh for my graduate education.
Following her graduation, Katie accepeted a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Chicago in the lab of Dr. Eugene Chang.
	
	




	
Publications
	
	

	
Plevka, P; Hafenstein, S; Harris, K. G; Cifuente, J. O; Zhang, Y; Bowman, V. D; Chipman, P. R; Bator, C. M; Lin, F; Medof, M. E; and Rossmann, M. G. (2010) Interaction of decay-accelerating factor with echovirus 7. J Virol. 84: 12665-12674 |  View Abstract