Jolie Leonard

Jolie Leonard is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU), where she has served since 2014. She is an IWU alumnus, having earned a BS in 2005. Her academic background includes a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Michigan (2011), followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Washington in Seattle (2011–2014), focusing on HIV and influenza vaccine development.

Research Interests: Dr. Leonard investigates how HIV alters cellular enzyme functions to enhance viral infectivity and evade immune detection. Her work bridges molecular mechanisms of viral pathogenesis with translational vaccine research.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2011
• B.S., Indiana Wesleyan University, 2005

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