The staff of the National B Virus Resource Center consists of 2 Ph.D.'s, 1 M.D.'s, Ph.D. and M.S. graduate students, and highly trained professional technicians including licensed Medical Technologists.

Our technical staff performs all diagnostic assays currently offered by the National B Virus Diagnostic Laboratory. Doctoral staff reviews all diagnostic data and works on active research protocols to enhance diagnosis of B virus in macaques and humans. Staff provides global resources 24/7/365 for emergency identification of B virus zoonotic infections, as well as to perform routine screening for B virus in macaques.

Diagnostics Laboratory Team

Name	Email	Phone
Julia Hilliard, Ph.D., Clinical Director / Lab	jhilliard@gsu.edu	Off: 404-413-6560 Cell: 404-358-8168
Irina Patrusheva, MD, Senior Research Scientist	ipatrusheva@gsu.edu	404-413-6565
Kayemba Helva Matungulu, M.S. Research Associate/ Lab Supervisor	bvirus@gsu.edu	404-413-6565
Jun-Ting Huang, M.S., Research Associate, Supervisor	bvirus@gsu.edu	404-413-6565
Anotida Chikwanda, M.S., Research Associate	bvirus@gsu.edu	404-413-6565

Diagnostics Administrative Team

Name	Email	Phone
Nikiesha Brooks, B.S., Director of Resource Services	nbrooks2@gsu.edu	404-413-6563
Tangela Lamaniere, M.S., Database Manager	tlamaniere1@gsu.edu	404-413-6550
Brian Houghton, B.S., Business Manager	bhoughton1@gsu.edu	404-413-6572

Technical Consulting Team

Name	Email	Phone
Leif Endresen, Data Administrator (temp on leave)	lendresen2@gsu.edu	-
Daniel L. Ingo. LIMS Administrator (temp on leave )	dingo1@gsu.edu	404-413-6572
Web Manager	jhoughton@gsu.edu	-

Laboratory Consultants

Name	Email	Phone
Jeff Cohen, MD. NIH Consultant	jcohen@niaid.nih.gov	-