Charles Wood PhD

Charles Wood PhD

Professor

Dr. Charles Wood’s research includes basic and clinical/translational research in immunology, and virology. A majority of his work has focused on infectious viral diseases. Specially onHIV/AIDS and its associated cancer, the Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS), and its etiologic agents the Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV). More recently on cervical cancers and the human papilloma virus (HPV). The research topics are on how these viruses are transmitted, viral latency upon infection, the immune response, and how the infections can lead to cancers. The laboratory engages various approaches, from public health to cellular and molecular studies, immunological and genomics to understand how these viruses cause disease, so that strategies including vaccines can be developed to prevent infections and ultimately cancer development.

LCRC Faculty

John T. West PhD
Genes X Environment
LSU Health - New Orleans
Tom Wiese PhD
Translational Oncology
Xavier University
Donna Williams MS MPH DrPH
Population Sciences
LSU Health - New Orleans
Christopher Williams PhD
Cancer Biology
Xavier University
LaKeisha Williams PhD
Population Sciences
Xavier University
Charles Wood PhD
Genes X Environment
LSU Health - New Orleans
Tong Wu MD PhD
Cancer Biology
Tulane University School of Medicine
Xiaocheng Wu MD MPH
Population Sciences
LSU Health - New Orleans
Yaguang Xi,MD, PhD
Translational Oncology
LSU Health - New Orleans