M. Asuncion Mejias, MD, Ph.D

• Infectious Diseases
  Physician Team
• Center for Vaccines and Immunity
  Principal Investigator
• Infectious Diseases Fellowship
  Faculty
• Primary Department
  Pediatrics
• Primary Section
  Infectious Diseases

Our lab studies the pathogenesis of respiratory viral infections in depth, with particular emphasis on Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). RSV infection is the leading cause of hospitalization in infants in the US, however therapeutic options are limited and no vaccine is yet available to prevent the infection. To gain insight in to the pathogenesis of the disease we have developed a global, multidisciplinary approach, performing studies in the mouse model of RSV and in children with respiratory viral infections. In parallel, we perform detailed studies on the virus itself and we are characterizing the host differences in disease severity applying microarray analysis. Gene expression analyses has allowed us to better understand the mechanisms of the disease, but also to assess disease severity, responses to therapy and eventually predict outcomes in children with RSV, influenza or rhinovirus infections among others.

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Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 02/26/2010

2015 - Present Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Nationwide Children's Hospital, Associate Professor

2009 - Present Center for Vaccines and Immunity, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Principal Investigator

2009 - 2014 Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Nationwide Children's Hospital, Assistant Professor

2007 - 2009 Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

2007 - 2009 Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Clinical Research Scholar

2006 - 2007 Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Senior Research Scientist

Pediatrics