Matthew B. Frieman PhD

Matthew B. Frieman interest in the understanding of cell biology as it pertains to pathogenesis. His background began in the mechanism of “nucleolar dominance” in Brassica species while an undergraduate in the laboratory of Dr. Craig Pikaard (Washington University in St. Louis). Matthew graduate work in the laboratory of Dr. Brendan Cormack at The Johns Hopkins University focused on yeast genetics and cell wall adhesins of Candida glabrata using S. cerevisiae as a model where greatly expanded genetics, molecular biology and cell biology background. He then moved to the laboratory of Dr. Ralph Baric at the University of North Carolina where molecular and cell biology background were extended to understanding SARS-CoV replication, innate immune antagonism and pathogenesis. Matthew currently an Associate Professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine focusing on the host response to SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV. At The University of Maryland School of Medicine and have mentored 4 undergraduate students, 3 graduate students (2 graduated), 2 post-doctoral fellows and teach both graduate students and medical students lectures on virology and infectious diseases.