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Biography
Dr. Michael is a MD/PhD physician-scientist trained in Internal Medicine and molecular biology. He has worked for decades on HIV pathogenesis and vaccine development with more recent experience in emerging infectious diseases, tropical infections and antimicrobial resistance. After 29 years service as an Army Medical Corps officer at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Dr. Michael now leads all infectious diseases research efforts at WRAIR. He is a full Professor of Medicine at USUHS.
Research interests
- HIV pathogenesis and vaccine development
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Tropical infections
- Antimicrobial resistance
Education/Academic qualification
Harvard Medical School
1986 → 1989
Stanford University School of Medicine
1979 → 1986
Keywords
- R Medicine (General)
- HIV pathogenesis and vaccine development
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Tropical infections
- Antimicrobial Resistance
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Projects
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Combined Immunologic Approaches to Cure HIV-1
Barouch, D. H. (PI), Mellors, J. (CoPI), Michael, N. L. (CoPI) & Vasan, S. (CoPI)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
14/07/16 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
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The Military HIV Research Program (MHRP) Clinical Trial Unit
Robb, M. (PI), Ake, J. A. (CoPI), Robb, M. M. L. (CoPI), Gramzinski, R. A. (CoPI) & Michael, N. L. (CoPI)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
10/12/13 → 30/11/22
Project: Research
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A Prospective Incidence Study on Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV in Men Who Have Sex With Men, With or Without Use of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis
Jansen, K., Crowell, T. A., Ottensmeyer, P. F., Esber, A. L., Steffen, G., Jessen, H. K., Cordes, C., Scholten, S., Schneeweiss, S., Brockmeyer, N. H., Spinner, C. D., Bickel, M., Esser, S., Baumgarten, A., Stoehr, A., Lehmann, C., Vehreschild, J. J., Mebrahtu, T., Dorsey-Spitz, J. & Knorr, A. & 6 others, , May 2026, In: Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 13, 5Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Genomic epidemiology and evolutionary analysis of Lassa virus from small mammals suggest bidirectional viral movement across humans and animals
Happi, A. N., Ogunsanya, O. A., Sijuwola, A. E., Saibu, F. M., Akano, K., Ayinla, A. O., Daodu, R. O., Page, B., Olumade, T. J., Oguzie, J. U., Oluniyi, P. E., Adedokun, O. A., Fadele, J., Nwofoke, C., Elias, O. T., Ogundana, K. E., Lawal, O. Z., Nosamiefan, I., Okolie, J. & Adelabu, A. & 14 others, , 2026, In: Virus Evolution. 12, 1, veag032.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Targeting the Zika virus envelope domains I and III as a recombinant vaccine protects mice from lethal challenge
Dussupt, V., Jensen, J. L., Rosado, A. P., Donofrio, M., Pflugheber, J., Mendez-Rivera, L., Sankhala, R. S., Chen, W. H., Slike, B. M., Schmid, A., Tran, U., Metzger, L., Peterson, C. E., Pinto, A. K., Vasan, S., Collins, N. D., Farmer, A., Michael, N. L., Joyce, M. G. & Brien, J. D. & 1 others, , Dec 2026, In: npj Vaccines. 11, 1, 118.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Accelerating vaccine development in Africa: lessons from HIV research
Ndembi, N., Karuna, S., Cowden, J., Cagigi, A., Pilorget, A., Moodley, A., Ake, J., Vasan, S., Michael, N. & Kim, J. H., 17 May 2025, In: The Lancet. 405, 10491, p. 1726-1728 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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Afucosylation of anti-dengue IgG is associated with enhanced susceptibility to dengue virus infection postvaccination
Ashraf, U., Chakraborty, S., Scallan, C., Lo, N. C., Alera, M. T., Farmer, A., Cabalfin-Chua, M. N., Michael, N. L., Rothman, A. L. & Wang, T. T., 24 Sep 2025, In: Science Translational Medicine. 17, 817, eadx7231.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
7 Scopus citations
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New HIV/AIDS Findings from Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences Reported [Vaccine Induced Seroreactivity Following Administration of Alvac-hiv/aidsvax®b/e Identified By Common Anti-hiv Test Kits and Algorithms In Thailand]
Michael, N. L., O'Connell, R. J. & Robb, M.
24/10/25
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