Advances in early infant diagnosis
Susan A. Fiscus PhD. is Professor of Microbiology & Immunology and of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She received a B.S. from Bates College, M.A. from Duke University, and Ph.D. from Colorado State University. Dr. Fiscus is currently Central Laboratory Principal Investigator for the
Her research focuses on optimizing methods for the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV and for studying the effects of anti-retrovirals and co-infections on the biology of HIV in compartments by measuring HIV in genital secretions, CSF, saliva, and breast milk. In addition the laboratory evaluates novel methods to diagnose acute HIV infection, early infant diagnostics, and simpler, less expensive ways to monitor the response to anti-retrovirals in resource limited settings