Dr. Robin Orozco is an Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas. Her lab uses a variety of transgenic murine models to dissect the molecular and cellular mechanisms a particular mutation is impacting viral replication, immune cell function, and viral associated pathologies. Currently, they study the contribution of the common pro-autoimmune allele of PTPN22 (rs2476601) in regulating the balance between protection and pathology during virus infection.