Dr. Tandon obtained his PhD (2005) working in the Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine at University of Georgia. He moved to Johns Hopkins University to pursue herpesvirus maturation studies. He received an offer of a fellowship from Dr. Edward Mocarski, who was moving his laboratory to Emory University in Atlanta after more than two decades of research on cytomegaloviruses at Stanford University, California. Working with Dr. Mocarski at Emory University, Dr. Tandon gained significant experience in virology and immunology and made important discoveries related to viral and host protein interactions during CMV maturation. Dr. Tandon has been an independent investigator since 2012 and his laboratory has been very productive, publishing >30 major studies since 2013, and acquiring funding for research projects from the American Heart Association (AHA), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Institute of Health (NIH), and several other sources.