Jan Carette

Academic Appointments

• Associate Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
• Member, Bio-X
• Member, Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI)
• Faculty Fellow, Sarafan ChEM-H

Honors & Awards

• Investigator in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease, Burroughs Wellcome Fund (2018)
• Scholar Award, American Asthma Foundation (2014)
• Ann Palmenberg Junior Investigator Award, American Society of Virology (2013)
• Fellow, David & Lucile Packard Foundation (2012)
• NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, NIH (2012)
• Baxter Faculty Scholar Award, Baxter Foundation (2011)

Current Research and Scholarly Interests

Our research focuses on the identification of host genes that play critical roles in the pathogenesis of infectious agents including viruses. We use haploid genetic screens in human cells as an efficient approach to perform loss-of-function studies. Besides obtaining fundamental insights on how viruses hijack cellular processes and on host defense mechanisms, it might also facilitate the development of new therapeutic strategies.