Sheila Dollard

Sheila Dollard earned her PhD in Biochemistry in 1991 from the University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester. Her research focused on gene transcription and tissue specificity of human papillomaviruses. From 1992-1995 she was a post-doctoral fellow studying HIV gene transcription and pathogenesis in the Department of Microbiology at the University of Rochester. From 1995-1997 she served as Instructor and Fellow in the Residency Program in Public Health Laboratory Microbiology at Strong Memorial Hospital. In 1998 Dr. Dollard joined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as Team Leader for Herpesvirus Diagnostic Development where her work has focused on HHV-8 (human herpesvirus 8) and CMV epidemiology and diagnostics for the past 16 years. Dr. Dollard has been a co-Investigator on numerous NIH grants for HHV-8 and CMV. She has authored and co-authored over 60 papers in peer-reviewed journals and has co-authored 4 book chapters for HHV-8 and CMV.