About
Jerome Zack, Ph.D., holds the M. Philip Davis Chair in Microbiology and Immunology. The Zack laboratory at UCLA is exploring ways to purge HIV reservoirs to effect either a cure or “functional cure” (long term remission) of HIV disease. It is long lived latent reservoirs that mandate that HIV infected individuals remain on antiretroviral therapy, because upon cessation of therapy, latent reservoirs rekindle virus replication and disease progression. The Zack laboratory is exploring “kick and kill” and immune system engineering to accomplish their goals.
Education and Degree(s)
- UT Health Science Center
Ph.D., Immunology
1987 - California State University, Long Beach
M.S., Medical Microbiology
1980 - University of California, Irvine
B.S., Biology
1976
Honors and Awards
- Distinguished Alumnus, CSULB College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, 2011.
- Distinguished Research Career Award, Ohio State Univ, 2000.
- NIH Merit Award, NIH/NIAID, 1998.
- Elizabeth Glazer Scientist Award, Pediatric AIDS Foundation, 1996-2001.