Our Research

Our research group seeks to understand and address the mechanisms underlying damage to the central nervous system in HIV infection, and the establishment and reduction of viral reservoirs in the CNS. We work in diverse modalities, and with a wide range of collaborators, to study the processes of immune activation, neuroprotection, and neuropathogenesis that occur during acute, primary, and chronic HIV. 

Current Lab Members
(For a complete list, please see People)
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Principal Investigator: 
Serena Spudich, MD, MA

​Assistant Professor: 
​Dr. Shelli Farhadian, MD

Instructor: 
Payal Patel, MD

Research Scientist: 
Jennifer Chiarella, BS

Medical Students:
Ryan Handoko, BS
​Julian Weiss, BA
​Diego Armengol 
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Postgraduate Associates: 
Rachela Calvi, BA
​Michelle Chintanaphol, BS

Contact Information
Serena Spudich, MD, MA
300 George St., Rm. 8300C
New Haven, CT 06511
serena.spudich@yale.edu
​(203) 737-5309

News​

• Julian Weiss, medical student, has joined the Spudich Lab team. Welcome Julian!
• ​Dr. Shelli Farhadian has received the Yale Iva Dostanic Physician-Scientist Award. Congratulations Shelli! 
• ​Julian has been awarded the G.E.R.M. (Grants for Emerging Researchers/Clinicians Mentorship) granted by the IDSA Foundation and HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) to provide support for medical students on a longitudinal mentored research project for one year on infectious diseases-related topics, including HIV. Congratulations Julian! 
• ​Diego Armengol, medical student, has joined the Spudich lab team. Welcome Diego!
• Dr. Shelli Farhadian has been promoted to assistant professor, Congrats Shelli!
• ​Dr. Payal Patel has been awarded the Immunologic Profiles of Distinct Cognitive Trajectories in Adults with Perinatal HIV grant. Congrats Payal! ​

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