Experts Advancing Global Health
Graham Simmons, Ph.D.
Senior Investigator, Virology
Graham Simmons, Ph.D., is a senior investigator at Vitalant Research Institute (VRI) and an adjunct associate professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Simmons has worked on various aspects of viral entry and virus:host interactions for over 25 years, beginning with a Ph.D. under the mentorship of Dr. Paul Clapham and Prof. Robin Weiss at the Institute of Cancer Research in London studying various aspects of HIV interactions with chemokine receptors and chemokines. Following an EMBO longterm fellowship funded position with Prof. Paul Bates at University of Pennsylvania studying attachment and processing factors of Ebola and coronavirus entry, Dr. Simmons established his laboratory at VRI focused on emerging and remerging viruses.
Current Positions
Senior Investigator, VRI, San Francisco, California
Adjunct Assistant Professor, UCSF
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Education & Training
B.S., Microbiology and Virology, University of Warwick, UK
M.S., Immunology, King’s College London, UK
Ph.D., Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
Post-doctoral fellow, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
