EDUCATION
B.S. (Biochemistry/Molecular Biology) 1994, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Ph.D. (Cellular and Molecular Biology) 2001, University of Wisconsin- Madison
Postdoctoral Fellow (Viral Immunology) 2002, Institute of Human Virology 

 

EMPLOYMENT

2009 - Present Adjunct Scientist, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM
2006 - Present Senior Scientist, Commonwealth Biotechnologies, Inc., Richmond, VA
2003 - 2006 Scientist, Virology Laboratory of the National Institute for Infectious Diseases, “L. Spallanzani”, Rome, Italy
2002 - 2003 Visiting Fellow, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Ospedale Civile, Brescia, Italy
2001 - 2002 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Division of Basic Sciences, Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Baltimore, MD
2000 - 2001 Visiting Scientist, Division of Basic Sciences, Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Baltimore, MD
1994 - 2000 Research Assistant, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison


 

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

  1. Trivedi, P., D. Horejsh, S. B. Hinds, P. W. Hinds, II, M. S. Wu, M. S. Salvato and C. D. Pauza: Intrarectal Transmission of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus in Rhesus Macaques: Selective Amplification and Host Responses to Transient or Persistent Viremia. J. Virol. 70(10): 6876-6883, 1996.

     

  2. Yang, T., D. Horejsh, K. J. Mahan, E. J. Zaluzec, T. J. Watson and D. A. Gage: Mapping Cross-Linking Sites in Modified Proteins with Mass Spectrometry: An Application to Cross-Linked Hemoglobins. Anal. Biochem. 242(1): 55-63, 1996.

     

  3. Pauza, C. D., D. Horejsh and M. Wallace: Mucosal Transmission of Virulent and Avirulent Lentiviruses in Macaques. AIDS Res. Hum. Retroviruses 14(Suppl. 1): S83-S87, 1998.

     

  4. Lukashevich, I. S., R. Maryankova, A. S. Vladyko, N. Nashkevich, S. Koleda, M. Djavani, D. Horejsh, N. N. Voitenok and M. S. Salvato: Lassa and Mopeia Virus Replication in Human Monocytes/Macrophages and in Endothelial Cells: Different Effects on IL-8 and TNF-alpha Gene Expression. J. Med. Virol. 59(4): 552-560, 1999.

     

  5. Wallace, M., P. M. Waterman, J. L. Mitchen, M. Djavani, C. Brown, P. Trivedi, D. Horejsh, M. Dykhuizen, M. Kitabwalla and C. D. Pauza: Lymphocyte Activation During Acute Simian/Human Immunodeficiency Virus SHIV(89.6PD) Infection in Macaques. J. Virol. 73(12): 10236-10244, 1999.

     

  6. Wallace, M., R. Pyzalski, D. Horejsh, C. Brown, M. Djavani, Y. Lu, J. M. Hanson, J. L. Mitchen, S. B. Perlman and C. D. Pauza: Whole Body Positron Emission Tomography Imaging of Activated Lymphoid Tissues During Acute Simian-Human Immunodeficiency Virus 89.6PD Infection in Rhesus Macaques.Virology 274(2): 255-261, 2000.

     

  7. Djavani, M., J. Rodas, I. S. Lukashevich, D. Horejsh, P. P. Pandolfi, K. L. Borden and M. S. Salvato: Role of the Promyelocytic Leukemia Protein PML in the Interferon Sensitivity of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus. J. Virol. 75(13): 6204-6208, 2001.

     

  8. Horejsh, D., T. J. Ruckwardt and C. D. Pauza: CXCR4-Dependent HIV-1 Infection of Differentiated Epithelial Cells. Virus Res. 90(1-2): 275-286, 2002.

     

  9. Caruso, A., F. Favilli, A. Rotola, M. Comar, D. Horejsh, G. Alessandri, M. Grassi, D. Di Luca and S. Fiorentini: Human Herpesvirus-6 Modulates RANTES Production in Primary Human Endothelial Cell Cultures. J. Med. Virol. 70(3): 451-458, 2003.

     

  10. Poccia, F., C. Gioia, C. Montesano, F. Martini, D. Horejsh, C. Castilletti, L. P. Pucillo, M. R. Capobianchi and G. Ippolito: Flow Cytometry and T-Cell Response Monitoring After Smallpox Vaccination. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 9(11): 1468-1470, 2003.

     

  11. Carletti, F., A. Di Caro, S. Calcaterra, A. Grolla, M. Czub, G. Ippolito, M. R. Capobianchi and D. Horejsh: Rapid, Differential Diagnosis of Orthopox and Herpesviruses Based Upon Real-Time PCR Product Melting Temperature and RFLP Analysis of Amplicons. J. Virol. Methods 129(1): 97-100, 2005.

     

  12. Comar, M., P. D’Agaro, D. Horejsh, M. Galvan, S. Fiorentini, M. Andolina, A. Caruso, D. Di Luca and C. Campello: Long-Lasting CD3+ T-Cell Deficiency After Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation in a Human Herpesvirus 6-Infected Child. J. Clin. Microbiol. 43(4): 2002-2003, 2005.

     

  13. Gioia, C., D. Horejsh, C. Agrati, F. Martini, M. R. Capobianchi, G. Ippolito and F. Poccia: T-Cell Response Profiling to Biological Threat Agents Including the SARS Coronavirus. Int. J. Immunopathol. Pharmacol. 18(3): 525-530, 2005.

     

  14. Horejsh, D., F. Martini and M. R. Capobianchi: BeadCons: The Detection of Nucleic Acid Sequences by Flow Cytometry (Unit 13.5.5). In Current Protocols in Cytometry (J. P. Robinson, Z. Darzynkiewicz, P. N. Dean, A. R. Hibbs, A. Orfao, P. S. Rabinovitch and L. L. Wheeless, eds.), John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken, NJ, 2005.

     

  15. Horejsh, D., F. Martini, F. Poccia, G. Ippolito, A. Di Caro and M. R. Capobianchi: A Molecular Beacon, Bead-Based Assay for the Detection of Nucleic Acids by Flow Cytometry. Nucleic Acids Res. 33(2): e13, 2005.

     

  16. Poccia, F., C. Agrati, C. Castilletti, L. Bordi, C. Gioia, D. Horejsh, G. Ippolito, P. K. S. Chan, D. S. C. Hui, J. J. Y. Sung, M. R. Capobianchi and M. Malkovsky: Anti-SARS Immunity: The Role of Vgamma9Vdelta2 T-Lymphocytes. J. Infect. Dis. 193(9): 1244-1249, 2006.

     

  17. Bartolini, B., A. R. Garbuglia, D. Horejsh, F. Martini, F. Carletti and M. R. Capobianchi: Simultaneous Control of DNA and RNA Processing Efficiency Using a Nucleic Acid Calibration Set. Biotechniques 42(4): 452, 454, 456, 2007.

     

  18. Sias, C., F. Carletti, M. R. Capobianchi, D. Travaglini, R. Chiappini, D. Horejsh and A. Di Caro: Un Nuovo Metodo Rapido, Basato su Real-Time PCR Multiplex, per la Diagnosi Differenziale di Infezioni da Orthopoxvirus ed Hepesvirus [in Italian]. Le infezioni in Medicina 15(1): 47-55, 2007.

     

  19. Carletti, F., L. Bordi, C. Castilletti, A. Di Caro, L. Falasca, C. Gioia, D. Horejsh, G. Ippolito, S. Zaniratti, A. Beltrame, P. Viale and M. R. Capobianchi: A Case of Cat-to-Human Orthopoxvirus Infection in Italy: Virological and Immunological Findings (submitted).

     

  20. Calcaterra, S., D. Horejsh, I. Abbate, E. Lalle, G. D’Offizi, A. Abdeddaim, G. Antonucci and M. R. Capobianchi: Ability of PBMC to Activate an IFN Response In Vitro is Predictive of Early Virological Response in HCV Patients (submitted).

     

  21. Shi, W., C. Minosse, D. Horejsh, M. R. Capobianchi, G. Ippolito and F. Carletti: Rapid Detection and Subtyping of Influenza Virus by Multiplex Real-Time PCR (submitted).