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Anuhya Roy Banerjee
Undergraduate, Biology
BioHi! I am a transfer student from American River College and a Sacramento native, now part of Stanford’s Class of 2027. I am majoring in Human Biology, though I hold deep interests in understanding environmental microbiology and public health. My recent research explores microbial communities in local waterways through metagenomic analysis. Outside the lab, I’m an avid hiker and a dog lover. Beyond academics I am deeply committed to supporting and advocating for women affected by abuse. I hope to create spaces of understanding, empowerment, and solidarity for others facing similar challenges, reminding them they are never alone.
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Christopher O. Barnes
Assistant Professor of Biology and, by courtesy, of Structural Biology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsResearch in our lab is aimed at defining the structural correlates of broad and potent antibody-mediated neutralization of viruses. We combine biophysical and structural methods (e.g., cryo-EM), protein engineering, and in vivo approaches to understand how enveloped viruses infect host cells and elicit antigen-specific immune responses. We are particularly interested in the co-evolution of HIV-1 and broadly-neutralizing IgG antibodies (bNAbs), which may hold the key to the development of an effective HIV-1 vaccine. In addition, we are investigating antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 and related zoonotic coronaviruses (CoV), with the related goal of developing broadly-protective immunotherapies and vaccines against variants of concern and emerging CoV threats.
HIV-1; SARS-CoV-2; coronaviruses; cryo-EM; crystallography; vaccines; directed evolution
