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Deanna Kulpa received her doctoral degree in Human Genetics while studying reverse transcription of human non-LTR retrotransposons at the University of Michigan. Dr. Kulpa performed postdoctoral studies first with Dr. Kathleen Collins, focusing on mechanisms of immune system evasion by HIV, and then with Dr. Rafick Sékaly focusing on development of in vitro and ex vivo assays to study HIV latency. Currently, Dr. Kulpa is an Assistant Professor at the Emory University School of Medicine in the Department of Pathology and at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center in the Division of Microbiology and Immunology.

Dr. Kulpa’s research focuses on defining the mechanisms that promote HIV persistence in antiretroviral therapy-treated, HIV-infected individuals. Her goal is to identify and evaluate therapeutic strategies to provide a foundation for designing clinical studies aimed at eradicating HIV. Dr. Kulpa is a member of the Emory Center for AIDS Research and is on the editorial board of the Journal of Virology.