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Academy Fellows // Irene T. Schulze, Ph.D.

Irene T. Schulze, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine

A renowned researcher in experimental virology, Dr. Schulze is an expert on the viruses that cause influenza. She studied the structure, composition and function of the viral surface components to understand the strategies by which these infectious agents evade host defenses and move back and forth between animal reservoirs and the human population. She and her colleagues demonstrated that both changes in the viral genome and host-determined modifications of the viral surface proteins were involved in generating virus populations that vary in host range and antigenic properties.

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The Fellows of the Academy of Science-St. Louis is a prestigious association of St. Louis area scientists and engineers of national reputation. Many Academy Fellows are recipients of the Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards, including the Peter H. Raven Lifetime Achievement, Eads, Trustees', and Academy Fellows Awards.