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Dr. Boeckh is an expert in infections that affect patients whose immune systems are weakened by illness, chemotherapy, or blood stem cell transplantation. His research focuses on herpes viruses, respiratory viruses, and the genetic factors that make individuals susceptible to them. His group conducts clinical trials testing ways to prevent and treat infection by common viruses such as cytomegalovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza virus, and rhinovirus. In patients with weakened immunity, these can cause serious lung disease and death. The team also studies certain herpes viruses that can reactivate in cancer patients long after they were first infected.