Education
| Year | University | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Northwestern University - Feinberg School of Medicine | NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow |
| 2017 | Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center | Ph.D. Microbiology & Immunology - Minor: Biochemistry |
| 2009 | California Polytechnic University | B.Sc. Microbiology - Minor: English |
Research Interests
My lab focuses on two areas of research: 1) understanding how viruses co-opt ribosomal proteins to promote viral protein synthesis; and 2) understanding how viruses subvert the innate immune response to promote viral replication. I say “viruses” because my projects have evolved to include several virus families. If you are interested in any specific projects, please contact me to discuss. I am open to any new collaborations if you are interested in studying viruses, especially in a new context. If you are a student interested in virus research, reach out to me to discuss possible research opportunities.
Research Support
2024 – 2025 FY25 One Health Program (Co-PI)
2024 – 2026 2024 AOA OMM Observational & Explorative Focused Hypotheses Research Studies (PI)
2024 – 2027 NIH Research Enhancement Award (R15) in Oncological Sciences (Co-I)
2023 – 2024 FY24 Research Eureka Accelerator Program (REAP) (Co-PI)
2022 – 2023 FY23 Research Eureka Accelerator Program (REAP) (Co-PI)
2022 – 2023 Delta Collaborative Research Project (Delta-CRP) (Co-PI)
2022 – 2024 LSUHS NIH NIGMS COBRE Pilot Project Recipient (PI)
2021 – 2022 FY22 Research Eureka Accelerator Program (REAP) (PI)
2019 – 2021 NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Pediatric Research (PI)
Awards
- 2025 Researcher of the Year (VCOM)
- 2024 Faculty of the Block (VCOM)
- 2021 Faculty of the Block (VCOM)
Activities
- Contributing Member of American Society of Microbiology (ASM)
- Contributing Member of ASM South Central Branch (SCB)
- Contributing Member of American Society of Virology (ASV)
- Ad hoc grant review panelist for Research Eureka Accelerator Program (VCOM)
- Faculty Senate Secretary (VCOM)
- Ad hoc committee member for Promotion and Review Board (VCOM)
- Ad hoc committee member for Student Researcher of the Year (VCOM)
- Ad hoc reviewer for Microbiology Spectrum (ASM), mBio (ASM), Cureus (Springer Nature)
Selected Publications
| Year | Faculty | Citation | PMID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Stephen DiGiuseppe | Keiffer TR, DiGiuseppe S, Guion L, Bienkowska-Haba M, Zwolinska K, Siddiqa A, Kushwaha A, Sapp MJ. HPV16 entry requires dynein for minus-end transport and utilizes kinesin Kif11 for plus-end transport along microtubules during mitosis. J Virol. 2025 Jan 31;99(1):e0093724. doi: 10.1128/jvi.00937-24. Epub 2024 Dec 4. PMID: 39629998. |
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| 2025 | Stephen DiGiuseppe | Khan A*, DiGiuseppe S, Mustafa M. Tertiary Syphilis-Induced Ocular Syphilis Complicated by Retinal Detachment. Cureus. 2025 Mar 26;17(3):e81240. doi: 10.7759/cureus.81240. eCollection 2025 Mar. PMID: 40291298. |
40291298 |
| 2025 | Stephen DiGiuseppe | Omolekan TO, Folahan JT, Tesfay MZ, Mohan H, Dutta O, Rahimian L, Ferdous KU, Ghavimi R, Cios A, Beng TK, Francis J, D'Auvergne O, Borad MJ, Kousoulas KG, DiGiuseppe S, Nagalo BM, Chamcheu JC. Viral warfare: unleashing engineered oncolytic viruses to outsmart cancer’s defenses. Front Immunol. 2025 Aug 25;16:1618751. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1618751. eCollection 2025. PMID: 40927720. |
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