PRIOR ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS:
B.S. California State University Long Beach
Thesis Mentor
Dr. Javier Gordon Ogembo
Thesis Project
Fellowship, Honors, Awards etc.
RESEARCH/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Research Associate I/II- Laboratory of Dr. Javier Gordon Ogembo, City of Hope
Roberts Summer Academy Student-Laboratory of Dr. Javier Gordon Ogembo, City of Hope
Undergraduate Researcher-Laboratory of Dr. Deborah Fraser, CSULB
PUBLICATIONS
Mulama DH, Mutsvunguma LZ, Totonchy J, Ye P, Foley J, Escalante GM, Rodriguez E, Nabiee R, Muniraju M, Wussow F, Barasa AK, Ogembo JG. A multivalent Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus-like particle vaccine capable of eliciting high titers of neutralizing antibodies in immunized rabbits. Vaccine. 2019 Jul 9;37(30):4184-4194. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.04.071. Epub 2019 Jun 11. PMID: 31201053; PMCID: PMC6876619.
Muniraju M, Mutsvunguma LZ, Foley J, Escalante GM, Rodriguez E, Nabiee R, Totonchy J, Mulama DH, Nyagol J, Wussow F, Barasa AK, Brehm M, Ogembo JG. Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Glycoprotein H Is Indispensable for Infection of Epithelial, Endothelial, and Fibroblast Cell Types. J Virol. 2019 Jul 30;93(16):e00630-19. doi: 10.1128/JVI.00630-19. PMID: 31142670; PMCID: PMC6675886.
Mutsvunguma LZ, Rodriguez E, Escalante GM, Muniraju M, Williams JC, Warden C, Qin H, Wang J, Wu X, Barasa A, Mulama DH, Mwangi W, Ogembo JG. Identification of multiple potent neutralizing and non-neutralizing antibodies against Epstein-Barr virus gp350 protein with potential for clinical application and as reagents for mapping immunodominant epitopes. Virology. 2019 Oct;536:1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2019.07.026. Epub 2019 Jul 30. PMID: 31377598; PMCID: PMC6733660.
Escalante GM, Foley J, Mutsvunguma LZ, Rodriguez E, Mulama DH, Muniraju M, Ye P, Barasa AK, Ogembo JG. A Pentavalent Epstein-Barr Virus-Like Particle Vaccine Elicits High Titers of Neutralizing Antibodies against Epstein-Barr Virus Infection in Immunized Rabbits. Vaccines (Basel). 2020 Apr 6;8(2):169. doi: 10.3390/vaccines8020169. PMID: 32268575; PMCID: PMC7349562.