Drew Karp

Program: Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis

Current advisor: Jacco Boon, PhD

Undergraduate university: Trinity University, 2020

Enrollment year: 2022

Research summary
Arbovirus transmission dynamics and breadth of competent tick vectors are poorly understood. I aim to use barcoded Bourbon virus to elucidate these gaps in knowledge as a model of arbovirus ecology.

Graduate publications
Bamunuarachchi G, Zhao FR, Bricker TL, Seehra K, Karp A, Diamond MS, Boon ACM. 2025 Molnupiravir inhibits Bourbon virus infection and disease-associated pathology in mice. J Virol, ():Online ahead of print. PMCID: