Kourosh Lab
Our vision is a world where understanding the immune system and the tools of engineering biology defeat viral infections and cancer, while simultaneously driving a net-zero, circular economy. We see every biological solution as a dual opportunity—to save lives and to decarbonize industry—building a future where human health and planetary resilience advance together.
Research Focus
Viral infections
Our team is pioneering new technologies and platforms to prevent and treat viral infections.
The innate immunity and engineering biology
We investigate the molecular mechanisms of innate immunity and use protein engineering to develop new platforms and strategies to counter viral outbreaks and cancer.
Cancer
We are engineering protein nanocages for developing novel cancer therapeutics or vaccines.
Latest News
Research Publications
A curated list of our latest scientific contributions and peer-reviewed research findings.
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Discovery of an Antiviral Electron Transfer Process to Create Catalytically Self‐Sufficient Viral Restriction Factors
Emerging role of mitoNEET as mitochondrial sensor of hypoxia
Controlling nanocage assembly, towards developing a one-health “plug & play” platform for targeted therapy design.
The [2Fe‐2S] cluster of mitochondrial outer membrane protein mitoNEET has an O2‐regulated nitric oxide access tunnel
A Versatile Virus‐Mimetic Engineering Approach for Concurrent Protein Nanocage Surface‐Functionalization and Cargo Encapsulation
