Rajesh Thippeshappa, Ph.D.
Staff Scientist I
Research Focus
Dr. Thippeshappa’s research experience is in HIV biology and vaccine immunology. He has a strong research interest in HIV vaccine development, cure research, and development of macaque models for HIV-1 infection/AIDS. His primary research focus is to develop a nonhuman primate (NHP) model for HIV-1 infection/AIDS, and to understand the barriers that prevent cross-species transmission of HIV-1 to macaques. He is also interested in understanding immune responses to pathogens and using that knowledge to develop novel therapeutics and vaccine strategies. His research projects focus on developing muscosal immunization strategies for delivery of HIV vaccines.