# De Souza Lab ## Pages - [Research](https://desouzalab.com/research/): Research Arboviruses are a serious and growing global public health threat. Our group applies transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches that combine virology, genomics, immunology, proteomics, metabolomics, and data science to understand, prevent, and mitigate arboviral diseases. We focus on three main areas: Virus-host interactions We use cutting-edge experimental virology and advanced system biology methods (genomics, metabolomics, and proteomics) to investigate complex virus-host interactions, specifically those contributing to severe outcomes like central nervous system infections or fatal cases. Our goal is to gain knowledge to contribute to the development of better diagnostics, countermeasures, and therapeutic approaches Viral transmission dynamics We apply a range of […] - [Team](https://desouzalab.com/team/): Team Diversity in all forms Equitable and inclusive science We are dedicated to cultivating a safe and welcoming learning environment for current and future generations of scientists. We believe that a diverse community is essential to leading to more innovative solutions and for better science and society. Thus, we are devoted to recruiting, training, and mentoring researchers from all identities and backgrounds, including racial and ethnic minorities, individuals from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community Meet our team William M. de Souza, PhD Principal investigator wmdesouza@uky.edu Ingra M. Claro, PhD Postdoctoral scholar i.claro@uky.edu Xinyi Hua (华心怡), PhD […] - [Publications](https://desouzalab.com/publications/): Publications Check out some of our work Active West Nile virus transmission in Brazil: an epidemiological study Chikungunya virus and other emerging arthritogenic alphaviruses Re-emergence of Oropouche virus between 2023 and 2024 in Brazil: an observational epidemiological study Science | LeMonde | Vox | National Geographic Effects of climate change and human activities on vector-borne diseases BBC | Globo | Financial Times Pathophysiology of chikungunya virus infection associated with fatal outcomes The Microbiologist | EurekAlert! | NEMJ – Journal Watch Chikungunya: A decade of burden in the Americas Infobae | Record News Spatiotemporal dynamics and recurrence of chikungunya virus in […] - [Home](https://desouzalab.com/): Emerging arbovirus: Virus-host interactions & Transmission dynamics What we do Our lab works on understanding virus-host interactions and the transmission dynamics of arboviruses that cause human diseases. We use a transdisciplinary approach that combines virology, immunology, genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and computational methods to advance basic and translational knowledge. Our goal is to improve public health outcomes by strengthening our ability to anticipate, prepare for, and mitigate arbovirus outbreaks and epidemics. We are also dedicated to training current and future arbovirus researchers Our mission “We generate knowledge and tools that contribute to improve public health outcomes and reduce inequalities in populations affected by […] - [Privacy Policy](https://desouzalab.com/privacy-policy/): Who we are Our website address is www.desouzalab.com Comments When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service Privacy Policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment. Media If you upload images to […] [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)