Dr Nisreen Okba
Postdoctoral research fellow at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Dr Nisreen Okba
Dr Nisreen Okba
About
Okba is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She holds a PhD in virology from the Erasmus University.
Current research
Okba is interested in the development of broadly reactive vaccines and antibodies to coronaviruses and the influenza virus.
Future research vision
Okba is interested in the development of vaccines for emerging viruses for which we have no vaccines or therapeutics in an effort to be better prepared for potential future pandemics.
Key publications

Okba, N et al. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2−Specific Antibody Responses in Coronavirus Disease Patients. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020.

Wang, C et al. A Human Monoclonal Antibody Blocking SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Nature Communications, 2020.

Raj, VS et al. Chimeric Camel/Human Heavy-Chain Antibodies Protect Against MERS-CoV Infection. Science Advances, 2018.

Key awards
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