Viviana A. Simon | |
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| Alma mater | University of Rostock Humboldt University Auguste Viktoria Hospital |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai |
| Thesis | Methodische Untersuchung zum Nachweis humanpathogener Herpesviren aus klinischen Materialien mittels Polymerase-Ketten-Reaktion (1997) |
Viviana Simon is a Professor of Microbiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS). She is a member of the ISMMS Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute. Her research considers viral-host interactions and the mode of action of retroviral restriction factors. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Simon developed an antibody test that can determine immunity to Coronavirus disease 2019.