Conference Speaker

Elena Govorkova, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis TN, USA

Dr. Govorkova is a Laboratory Director in the Department of Infectious Diseases at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis TN, USA and is a leading scientist in the NIAID Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance. Dr. Govorkova’s research interests are primarily focused on evaluation of antiviral drugs against highly pathogenic influenza viruses on enzymatic and cellular levels, as well as in animal models. Her work has involved investigation of advantages/disadvantages of combinations of antiviral drugs that target different viral proteins and have different mechanisms of action on the reduction of influenza virus replication in vitro, protection in animals, and emergence and fitness of resistant variants. She is the author of over 90 original research publications and review papers in peer-reviewed journals, in addition to patents and awards. Dr. Govorkova is a member of a number of professional societies and is a member of Editorial Board of Antiviral Research and Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy journals.

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