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Stephen ​Popper, ScD

Lecturer, Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology
Stephen Popper is a lecturer in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology who applies molecular and genomic techniques to address the surveillance, diagnosis and immune response to systemic infectious diseases.
Available for advising
Address: 2121 Berkeley Way, #5321
Berkeley, CA 94720

Biography

Dr. Stephen Popper is a Lecturer in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology at the Berkeley School of Public Health. Dr. Popper has a long-standing interest in developing and applying molecular and genomic tools to better understand the epidemiology of infectious disease. Recent work has explored how the human immune transcriptome – the patterns of gene expression in immune cells – can be leveraged to understand differences in the outcomes of infection and vaccination and to identify diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for acute infections. Dr. Popper is also a technical advisor to PIVOT, a nonprofit working to strengthen healthcare systems in Madagascar, and is involved in efforts to strengthen scientific capacity and opportunities in low-resource settings.

Research Interests

  • Diagnostic and prognostic features of the host response
  • Immune variation in human populations
  • Epidemiology of arboviral infections
  • Application of genomics in LMIC settings
  • Scientific capacity building

Education

  • ScD – Harvard School of Public Health
  • BA – Swarthmore College

Publications

Courses Taught

    • PH263
    • PH299

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