Who We Are
Rama Rao Amara, PhD
Charles Howard Candler Professor
Emory Vaccine Center Professor
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine Researcher
Yerkes National Primate Research Center Investigator
Emory Center for AIDS Research
Phone: 404-727-8765
Email: ramara@emory.edu
Rama Rao Amara, PhD, is an expert in developing vaccines against infectious diseases. Currently, Dr. Amara’s research is focused on understanding the pathogenesis and immune correlates for HIV/AIDS with a major focus on the development of novel prophylactic vaccines and therapy approaches to control HIV/AIDS. In early 2020, Dr. Amara quickly changed focus to apply knowledge from his more than 20 years in HIV/AIDS vaccine work to develop a vaccine for COVID-19.
