Wadzanai P. Mboko

Wadzanai P. Mboko studies how the immune system responds to viral infections, with a focus on gammaherpesviruses (a family related to herpes viruses that can establish lifelong infections) and, more recently, human norovirus (a common cause of gastrointestinal illness). Work includes examining immune cell types like T cells and B cells during chronic viral infection, as well as using gut organoid models (lab-grown mini versions of intestinal tissue) to study how molecules such as cholesterol derivatives and bile acids affect norovirus replication. This research could inform prospective students interested in virology, immunology, and antiviral drug or therapy development.

Publication output has been steady but modest over the last decade, averaging fewer than one paper per year over the last five years, with intermittent gaps (e.g., no publications in 2024) followed by renewed output in 2025.

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