Christos Suriano
- Assistant Professor Biology
- surianoc@montclair.edu
- Phone
- (973) 655-7589
- Location
- Montclair Campus > Center For Environmental & Life Science > Room 402
Biography
Postdoctoral Fellow - Princeton University
PhD - Wesleyan University
B.S. Arizona State University
My lab is interested in studying neuro-immune interactions with a specific focus on a set of innate immune detectors called Toll-like receptors (TLRs).
Recombinant adeno-associated viruses (rAAV) are used in neuroscience research and gene therapy to treat monogenic disorders. How can we make viral vectors for human gene therapy in the central nervous system safer and more effective? We study how TLRs and host immune responses to neurotropic viruses can disrupt circuit structure, function and development in mice.
How does neuro-immune crosstalk regulate normal neuronal function and development? We also study how these TLRs can operate within neural circuits to regulate risky ingestive behaviors like feeding on bacteria in the model organism, C. elegans.
Resume/CV
Research
Neuro-virology and immunology
Media Expertise
Neuro-virology and immunology
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