Dr. Isis Kanevsky

Isis is an immunologist with > 20 years of experience in basic research and animal models of infectious disease. Isis received her Bachelors and Masters degrees in Animal and Biological Sciences from the University of Vermont. She continued her education and obtained a PhD in Veterinary Science and Immunology from Penn State University. To date, all her research experience was in large animal models (bovine and porcine), so for her post -doc she switched focus to small animal (rodent) models and study of human immunology / infectious disease at the Trudeau Institute in Saranac Lake, NY. After 3 years, Isis accepted a tenure track position at Virginia Tech in the department of Dairy Science where she received tenure in 2012. At Virginia Tech, her lab focused on investigation of host-pathogen interactions using in-vitro and in-vivo cell-culture and large and small animal models. Isis has contributed >25 peer reviewed publications and maintained a research program through securing funding ($1,000,000+) from government and industry sources. Isis was awarded The 2012 Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Technology (PECASE) – highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers in the early stages of their independent careers. After 10 years as a professor, in 2016, Isis returned home to NYC and is now Director of the In Vivo immunopathology team supporting development of bacterial and viral vaccines, and anti-viral therapeutics through pre clinical research.