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Prof. Nazira El-Hage

Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

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Nazira El-Hage received her PhD in microbiology and immunology at the University of Kentucky. She is a tenured full professor in the Department of Immunology and Nanomedicine at Florida International University. Her research focuses on the mechanisms underlying HIV-induced pathology in the central nervous system in the context of opioid drug abuse. She has a keen interest in the autophagy pathway and in understanding how this pathway contributes to the neurological disorders associated with HIV and opioid addiction. She has over 80 publications.

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Immunology
Pharmacology
Virology
Neurosciences
Nanomedicine And Drug ...

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Nazira El-Hage received her PhD in microbiology and immunology at the University of Kentucky. She is a tenured full professor in the Department of Immunology and Nanomedicine at Florida International University. Her research focuses on the mechanisms underlying HIV-induced pathology in the central nervous system in the context of opioid drug abuse. She has a keen interest in the autophagy pathway and in understanding how this pathway contributes to the neurological disorders associated with HIV and opioid addiction. She has over 80 publications.