Valery Z. Grdzelishvili

Dr. Valery Z. Grdzelishvili is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. His research focuses on molecular virology and oncolytic virotherapy for pancreatic cancer, utilizing vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) as a model system.

Research Interests:

• Development of VSV as oncolytic agents
• Identifying cellular/viral factors in tumor resistance
• Mechanistic studies of RNA virus replication
• Engineering viruses for clinical relevance

Selected Articles demonstrate expertise in viral oncology, innate immunity modulation, and RNA virus engineering. Notable trends include studies on interferon signaling, drug resistance interactions, and host factor analysis in pancreatic cancer contexts.

Laboratory Members:

• Cassandra Catacalos
• Jacob Hawkins
• Aroosh Goje
• Nathaniel Foret
• Irakli Mataradze
• Charlotte Johnstone