Namal Liyanage

PhD

Assistant Professor, SBS-Microbial Infection/Immunity; Assistant Professor, Veterinary Biosciences

Contact

namal.liyanage@osumc.edu (614) 293-9114 Biomedical Research Tower
460 W 12th Ave
Columbus, OH 43210
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Department

Veterinary Biosciences

Professional Training and experience

  • PhD at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Research Interests

Dr. Liyanage’s major research interests are to explore novel strategies to prevent and control chronic viral infections such as HIV through better understanding of the innate and adaptive immune responses. His recent studies have shown the critical role of mucosal innate lymphoid cells and natural killer cells in the prevention of SIV/HIV infections.  ​