Seema Lakdawala

Seema Lakdawala

Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Emory University, University of Pittsburgh

Seema Lakdawala is an Assistant Professor in the Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Department at the University of Pittsburgh. The Lakdawala lab studies the molecular properties contributing to the epidemiological success of influenza A viruses to better predict future pandemics. 

Latest articles by Seema Lakdawala

Gain-of-function research is not the 'purview of mad scientists.' It's fundamental to biology.

By Seema Lakdawala, Anice Lowen published

Gain-of-function experiments can help researchers get ahead of viruses naturally gaining the ability to infect people in the wild. But they're also used for many other areas of study within biology.

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