Dr. Anthony V. Nicola is a Professor at Washington State University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996 and completed his postdoctoral studies at Yale University School of Medicine. His research interests include virus–cell interactions, herpesviruses, viral entry and membrane fusion, and herpes simplex viruses. He is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He obtained the Caroline Engle Distinguished Professorship in Research on Infectious Diseases, the Zoetis Award for Research Excellence, the Research Scholar Development Award from the NIAID and NIH, a Distinguished Alumnus award form the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and a Fellows Award for Research Excellence from the NIH.