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Konstance K. Knox, PhD is a virologist and microbiologist who founded Viracor, the Wisconsin Viral Research Group (WVRG), and the non-profit Institute for Viral Pathogenesis (IVP). Drs. Knox and Carrigan were first to associate HHV-6 infection with MS.

Knox received her bachelor’s degree in medical laboratory sciences from Marquette University and was board certified by the American Society for Clinical Pathology. After receiving a Master’s degree in business management, Knox entered the Medical College of Wisconsin’s graduate pathology program as a doctoral student. There she investigated the pathogenetic interactions between HIV and HHV-6 as her doctoral dissertation research project under Donald Carrigan, PhD, with whom she collaborated on various publications during the period. Knox and Carrigan were founders of Wisconsin Viral Research Group (WVRG) and subsequently created Viracor Laboratories in order to extend testing services. As Viracor expanded, Knox and Carrigan focused on WVRG and expanded research outside United States.