![Kelly Shepardson](https://hsri.ucmerced.edu/sites/hsri.ucmerced.edu/files/shepardson-kelly.jpeg)
Assistant Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology, School of Natural Sciences
Dr. Shepardson’s work includes projects that aim to determine the lung-specific anti-viral immune mechanisms that shape the ability of the host to respond to fungal infection. Her research fits into the HSRI mission as it directly pertains to a major and growing area of health, fungal infections, specifically with A. fumigatus.