Dr. Holmes research interests include understanding how the cell types that are susceptible to RNA virus infection influence infection outcomes in the host. Specifically, she is interested in how events that occur during early virus replication set the trajectory of the infection at later time points. She is also interested in how different virus-permissive cells interact to influence virus replication in specific tissue compartments.
- BSc, Microbiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2012)
- PhD, Biomedical Sciences, University of California, Irvine (2019)
- Postdoctural Training, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (2025)
- 2020 Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program Award
- 2020 Washington University in St. Louis Training Program in Infectious Program Award
- 2018 UC Irvine School of Medicine Dr. Lorna Carlin Scholar Fellowship (inaugural fellow)
- Autumn C. Holmes, Cormac J. Lucas, Morgan E. Brisse, Brian C. Ware, Heather D. Hickman, Thomas E. Morrison, and Michael S. Diamond. Ly6C+ myeloid cells in the skin promote systemic alphavirus dissemination. Cell Reports. 2024 Mar 5;43(3):113876.