Paulo Verardi

Dr. Verardi is currently an Associate Professor of Virology and Vaccinology in the Department of Pathobiology at the University of Connecticut (UConn), and an investigator at the Center of Excellence for Vaccine Research (CEVR) at UConn. He received a BS in Biology from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, and earned a PhD in Comparative Pathology at the University of California, Davis. He joined UConn as an Assistant Professor in 2008. He is a member of the American Society for Virology (ASV), the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), the American Association of Immunologists (AAI), and the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT). In 2013 he received the ASM Outstanding Service Award to the Committee on Global Engagement. He serves as a grant reviewer for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) since 2005.