Ian Wilson, D.Phil

Hansen Professor of Structural Biology at The Scripps Research Institute

Speaker

Prof. Wilson received a B.Sc. from Edinburgh University, D. Phil. from Oxford University, and a D.Sc. from Oxford University. He has been on the faculty at The Scripps Research Institute since 1982 and is Hansen Professor of Structural Biology and Chair of the Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology. His laboratory studies the structural basis of immune recognition of microbial pathogens by the adaptive and innate immune systems. His current focus is on broadly neutralizing antibodies to HIV-1, influenza virus, HCV, and P. falciparum, to inform on design of novel vaccines and therapeutics.