Mia Madel Alfajaro
Positions
Assistant Professor (Research)
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
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Background
Educational Background
Associate Research Scientist Yale University, 2024
Postdoctoral Associate Yale University, 2019
Doctor of Philosophy Molecular Medicine, Chonnam National University, 2018
Master of Veterinary Science Chonnam National University, 2011
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine University of the Philippines, 2007
Biography
Dr. Mia Madel Alfajaro is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, specializing in RNA virology, with a research program centered on virus–host interactions, viral entry mechanisms, and the molecular determinants of cross-species transmission. Her work combines molecular virology, synthetic biology, and cell-based systems to study how emerging RNA viruses, including coronaviruses, interact with host receptors and adapt to new cellular environments. Dr. Alfajaro has published extensively in leading peer-reviewed journals and is committed to advancing fundamental knowledge of viral biology that informs our understanding of viral emergence and evolution.
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