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Sonali Chaturvedi, M.S., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Virology
Institute of Integrative Genome Biology
Interdisciplinary Center for Quantitative Modeling in Biology
Center for RNA Biology and Medicine
Center for Infectious Disease and Vector Research
Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology
School of Medicine Center for Molecular and Translational Medicine (MOLMED)
Stem Cell Center
The University of California, Riverside
900 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92521
Positions and Scientific Appointments:
2024 Member for HIVD Study Section, NIH (ADHOC)
2024-Present Assistant Professor of Virology, University of California, Riverside
2021-23 Research Investigator, J David Gladstone Institutes
2019-21 Scientist, Gladstone Institutes
2014-19 Postdoctoral Fellow, J David Gladstone Institutes/UCSF
2009-14 Ph.D. in Virology, University of California, Riverside
Honors:
2024 Member for HIVD Study Section, NIH (ADHOC)
2024 Regents Faculty Fellowship Award for Assistant Professor, Academic Senate, University of California, Riverside
2022 Distinguished Achievement in Scientific Leadership Award. The J. David
Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco
2021 Distinguished Achievement in Science Award. The J. David Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco
2019 Best Poster Award. The J. David Gladstone Institutes Retreat, San Francisco
2019 Best Abstract Award. International Conference on Antiviral Research, Baltimore
2018 Best Poster Award, Bay Area Virology Symposium. University of California, Berkeley
2018 Career Advancement Award. Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco
2014 Calavan Award in Recognition of Excellence in Research. University of California, Riverside
2014 Homer and Daisy Chapman Endowed Scholarship. University of California, Riverside
2013 Student Travel Award for 31st American Society of Virology Annual Meeting. American Society of Virology
2013 Klotz Memorial Travel Award, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology. University of California, Riverside
2013 Dissertation Year Program Award. University of California, Riverside
2012 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. University of California, Riverside 2009 Dean's Distinguished Fellowship, University of California, Riverside 2005 University Merit Rank 1 in BS in Industrial Microbiology. Sardar Patel University, India
Summary: Dr. Sonali Chaturvedi is the Assistant Professor of Mammalian Virology at the University of California, Riverside. Her research team is actively engaged in elucidating the architecture of complex genetic networks governing the pathogenesis of respiratory RNA viruses and oncogenic DNA viruses, with the ultimate objective of pioneering novel therapeutic strategies. Additionally, the group is committed to propelling forward the area of reproductive health, focusing particularly on the intersection of this domain with infectious diseases, to improve health outcomes for women. Dr. Chaturvedi's received education and training at various research institutions like The J. David Gladstone Institutes, University of California, San Francisco, University of California, Riverside, Hyderabad Central University and Sardar Patel University. As a first-generation immigrant, she is passionately devoted to enhancing diversity and representation within the STEM fields.
Programs she participates in recruiting graduate students from: Microbiology, Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics, Cell Molecular & Developmental Biology, Bioengineering, Biochemistry, Biophysics among others.
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