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Stephanie DeWitte-Orr | Wilfrid Laurier University

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I received my HBSc and PhD in Cell Biology from the Department of Biology at the University of Waterloo in 2001 and 2006, respectively. I was a post-doctoral fellow at McMaster University in the Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine from 2006-2010. My research program focuses on the innate antiviral immune response of animals. Viruses make double-stranded (ds)RNA during their replication within a host cell. We use cutting edge techniques from the fields of cell biology, virology and molecular biology to study 1) the production of dsRNA by viruses and 2) the detection and response to viral dsRNA by the host cell. A better understanding of the innate immune response to virus infections is leading our development of novel therapeutics such as antiviral drugs and vaccine adjuvants for both human and farmed animals. We are also using dsRNA to knockdown virus replication and to kill cancer cells. Our dsRNA molecules are in pre-clinial trials as an inhaled trivalent antiviral therape

Stephanie DeWitte-Orr | Wilfrid Laurier University Skip to main content Home Academics and Research Faculties Science Stephanie DeWitte-Orr Stephanie DeWitte-Orr Professor, Health Sciences and Biology Research / Areas of Expertise Innate immunology. Virology. Cell biology. Biography / Academic Background I received my HBSc and PhD in Cell Biology from the Department of Biology at the University of Waterloo in 2001 and 2006, respectively. I was a post-doctoral fellow at McMaster University in the Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine from 2006-2010.   Research Interests / Ongoing

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