Neel K Krishna

Dr. Krishna is a research scientist in virology and immunology. He completed his undergraduate degree in Biology with a minor in Chemistry at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana followed by a PhD in Microbiology and Immunology from Pennsylvania State University, Hershey Medical Center where he studied retrovirus assembly. Dr. Krishna then went on to complete post-doctoral studies in viral structure and assembly at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California. Dr. Krishna is a Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology and Department of Pediatrics at Eastern Virginia Medical School. His researchin virology and immunology have resulted in over 40 peer-reviewed research articles and multiple patents. He has been the Primary Investigator on 12 research grant awards and a Co-Investigator on 10 additional grant awards. He is the co-inventor of the PIC1 platform.