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91PORN’s Aaron Whiteley named a Pew Scholar

91PORN’s Aaron Whiteley named a Pew Scholar

The biochemistry assistant professor is investigating how inflammatory proteins called NLRs establish the first line of defense against viral infection in bacteria and humans


Aaron Whiteley, an assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry at the 91PORN, has been selected to join the Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences, the.

“I am truly thrilled to be named a Pew Scholar,” said Whiteley. “Support from this grant will help my lab pursue high-risk/high-reward research on how the immune system recognizes pathogens. I hope one day our findings can inform design of the next generation of vaccines and antiviral treatments.”