Jennifer T. Grier, Ph.D.
University of South Carolina
Jennifer T. Grier, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of immunology at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, where she is the director of pre-clinical immunology course and teaches clinical virology to second-year medical students.
Grier received her Ph.D. in cell and molecular biology, with an emphasis on microbiology, virology and parasitology, from the University of Pennsylvania with a Med-into-Grad certificate from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. She then received an Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award (IRACDA) postdoctoral fellowship to perform research in the department of pathobiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine while teaching undergraduate students at University of Rutgers-Camden and Lincoln University.
Grier’s research program is focused on host-pathogen interactions during respiratory infections, particularly how intrinsic immune responses impact susceptibility to secondary infections. She also oversees research programs to study infection susceptibility and vaccine information needs in her local community. Undergraduate and medical student mentorship is a significant emphasis of Grier’s research lab, and she received the Outstanding Undergraduate Mentor Award from the University of South Carolina in 2022.
Grier received her Ph.D. in cell and molecular biology, with an emphasis on microbiology, virology and parasitology, from the University of Pennsylvania with a Med-into-Grad certificate from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. She then received an Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award (IRACDA) postdoctoral fellowship to perform research in the department of pathobiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine while teaching undergraduate students at University of Rutgers-Camden and Lincoln University.
Grier’s research program is focused on host-pathogen interactions during respiratory infections, particularly how intrinsic immune responses impact susceptibility to secondary infections. She also oversees research programs to study infection susceptibility and vaccine information needs in her local community. Undergraduate and medical student mentorship is a significant emphasis of Grier’s research lab, and she received the Outstanding Undergraduate Mentor Award from the University of South Carolina in 2022.