Staff
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 | Phone | |
| Julia Hilliard, Ph.D., Director | jhilliard@gsu.edu | (Office) 404-413-6560 (Cell) 404-358-8168 |
| David Katz, Ph.D., Co-Director | dkatz@gsu.edu | 404-413-6572 |
| Irina Patrusheva, MD, Molecular Virologist | ipatrusheva@gsu.edu | 404-413-6565 |
| Nina Beato, M.S., M.T. (AAB), Laboratory Manager/Diagnostic Supervisor | nmanes1@gsu.edu | 404-413-6565 |
| Mariela Roman, M.S., Diagnostic Laboratory Technician | bvirus@gsu.edu | 404-413-6565 |
| Chia-Ching Chen, M.S., Diagnostic Laboratory Technician | bvirus@gsu.edu | 404-413-6565 |
Diagnostics Administrative Team
| Name | Phone | |
| Nikiesha Brooks, B.S., Associate to the Director | nbrooks2@gsu.edu |
404-413-6561 |
Laboratory Consultants
| Name | Phone | |
| David Davenport, M.D., Clinical Consultant | ddave@chartermi.net | 269-337-4300 |
| J. Scott Schmid, Ph.D., CDC Consultant | dss1@cdc.gov | 404-639-0066 |
