Publications
- Saveez Saffarian (2021). Application of Advanced Light Microscopy to the Study of HIV and Its Interactions with the Host. Viruses.
Published, 02/01/2021.
https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/2/223 - Heather Swann, Abhimanyu Sharma , Benjamin Preece, Abby Peterson, Crystal Eldridge, David M Belnap, Michael Vershinin & Saveez Saffarian (2020). Minimal system for assembly of SARS-CoV-2 virus like particles. Scientific Reports.
Published, 12/14/2020.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-78656-w - Shilpa Gupta, Mourad Bendjennat & Saveez Saffarian (2020). Abrogating ALIX Interactions Results in Stuttering of the ESCRT Machinery. Viruses.
Published, 09/16/2020.
https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/9/1032 - Shilpa Gupta, Josh Bromley & Saveez Saffarian (2020). High-speed imaging of ESCRT recruitment and dynamics during HIV virus like particle budding. PLoS One.
Published, 09/04/2020.
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.13... - Ipsita Saha & Saveez Saffarian (2020). Dynamics of the HIV Gag Lattice Detected by Localization Correlation Analysis and Time-Lapse iPALM. Biophysical Journal.
Published, 08/04/2020.
https://www.cell.com/biophysj/fulltext/S0006-3495(... - Ipsita Saha & Saveez Saffarian (2019). Interferometric fluorescence cross correlation spectroscopy. PLoS One.
Published, 12/18/2019.
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.13...
Research Statement
My lab focuses on enveloped RNA viruses including HIV, SARS-CoV-2 and VSV, mainly studying their assembly and replication. We also develop and use novel optical microscopy methods to visualize mechanism of viral replication in live cells.
Grants, Contracts & Research Gifts
- HIV R01 EQUIPMENT SUPP. PI: SAFFARIAN,SAVEEZ. NIH NATIONAL INST OF GENERAL M, 09/01/2018 - 08/31/2022. Total project budget to date: $31,820.00
- HIV R01. PI: SAFFARIAN,SAVEEZ. NIH NATIONAL INST OF GENERAL M, 06/03/2017 - 08/31/2022. Total project budget to date: $1,203,105.00
- REU PART SUPP FOR 58502251. PI: SAFFARIAN,SAVEEZ. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, 05/15/2016 - 08/31/2020. Total project budget to date: $61,500.00
- RDRP DYNAMICS. PI: SAFFARIAN,SAVEEZ. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, 05/15/2016 - 08/31/2020. Total project budget to date: $388,500.00
- NIH R21 - HIV BUDDING. PI: SAFFARIAN,SAVEEZ. NIH NATL INST ALLERGY & INFECT, 07/01/2014 - 06/30/2016. Total project budget to date: $409,750.00
- REU SUPP TO 58501820. PI: SAFFARIAN,SAVEEZ. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, 05/01/2013 - 04/30/2016. Total project budget to date: $170,705.00
- REU PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY. PI: SAFFARIAN,SAVEEZ. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, 05/01/2013 - 04/30/2016. Total project budget to date: $62,738.00
- METHODS FOR VIRUS BUDDING. PI: SAFFARIAN,SAVEEZ. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, 08/01/2011 - 08/31/2015. Total project budget to date: $721,526.00
- METHODS FOR BUDDING. PI: SAFFARIAN,SAVEEZ. UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FO, 06/01/2011 - 06/01/2012. Total project budget to date: $28,000.00