ASERT Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Neurosciences, University of New Mexico, 2025-2026
PhD, Biomedical Sciences, Concentration in Immunology and Infectious Disease, University of New Mexico, 2025
BS, Biochemistry, University of New Mexico
Research:
Development of novel drug targeted vaccines using virus-like particles as vaccine platforms
Research Mentor:
David Linsenbardt, PhD, Department of Neurosciences, University of New Mexico
Kathryn Frietze, PhD, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of New Mexico
Publications:
Jamus AN, Wilton ZER, Armijo SD, Flanagan J, Romano I.G., Core SB, Frietze KM. Nasal and Ocular Immunization with Bacteriophage Virus-Like Particle Vaccines Elicits Distinct Systemic and Mucosal Antibody Profiles. Vaccines (cover article). 2025; 13(8):829. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines13080829
Romano, I.G., Johnson-Weaver, B., Core, S.B. et al.Two doses of Qβ virus like particle vaccines elicit protective antibodies against heroin and fentanyl. npj Vaccines 10, 57 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-025-01105-0
Romano, I.G., Core, S.B., Lee, N., Mowry, C., Van Rompay, K.A., Huang, Y. Chackerian, B., Frietze, K.M. Vaccine2024 Jan 25;42(3):471-480. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.12.077. A bacteriophage virus-like particle vaccine against oxycodone generates high-titer and long-lasting antibody responses that sequester drug in the blood
Hu, C-A, Murphy, I. Klimaj, S., Reece, J., Chand, H. (2021). SARS-CoV-2, Inflammatory Apoptosis and Cytokine Storm Syndrome. The Open COVID Journal, (1) 2666-9587 org/10.2174/2666958702101010022
Murphy, I. Wan, G., Fu, S., Liu, Y., Qui, Y., Ma, T., Laskey, W., Chand, H. Sklar, L., Hu, C-A. (2020) ApoL6 Induces a Dichotomous Cell Death Phenotype Involving Both Apoptosis and Necroptosis in Cancer Cells. Clinical Oncology and Research, 3 (7) 2613-4942 doi.org/31487/j.COR.2020.07.12
