Anthony Griffiths, PhD
Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Virology, Immunology & Microbiology

PhD, University of Cambridge
BSc, University of Reading



The family Filoviridae includes Ebola virus and Marburg virus, which are associated with sporadic outbreaks and high case fatality rates. A maximum containment laboratory (Biosafety Level-4) is required to study the infectious forms of these viruses. Dr. Griffiths’ laboratory is interested in multiple aspects of filovirus biology with a view to exploiting this knowledge to further the development of vaccines and therapeutics.

Faculty
Boston University
National Emerging Infectious Disease Lab


Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students)
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences




Efficacy testing of a Marburg Virus Monoclonal Antibody Medical Countermeasure
01/16/2023 - 08/31/2028 (Subcontract PI)
Mapp Biopharmaceutical, Inc. HHS ASPR BARDA


Vaccines for Prevention of RG3 and RG4 Emerging Tickborne Viral Diseases
08/20/2021 - 07/31/2026 (Subcontract PI)
University of Connecticut NIH NIAID
1R01AI152241-01

National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories Operations
07/08/2021 - 06/30/2026 (Key Person)
PI: Nancy J. Sullivan, ScD
NIH/National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
5UC7AI095321-10

Cellular Nanosponges as a Medical Countermeasure to Emerging Virus Threats
05/13/2021 - 05/12/2026 (Subcontract PI)
University of California, San Diego DOD Threat Reduction


Immunogenicity and Efficacy Testing of Medical Countermeasures (Vaccines and Other Biologics) Against BSL-4 Pathogens in NHPs
06/23/2020 - 11/28/2025 (Subcontract PI)
Battelle Memorial Institute NIH NIAID


Exploratory Single-Dose Intramuscular Immunogenicity, Protection from SARS-CoV-2 and Evaluation of VAERD Study in Golden Syrian Hamsters
10/05/2020 - 10/04/2025 (Subcontract PI)
Merck, Sharp & Dohme LLC HHS ASPR BARDA
HHSO10020160031C

Uncovering the RNA regulatory Mechanisms driving pathogenicity at mass-caualty viruses: Merging the technologies of RNA biology and enhanced biosafety to create the next generation of broad spectrum,
10/01/2022 - 09/30/2025 (Multi-PI)
PI: Anthony Griffiths, PhD
Howard Hughes Medical Institute


Efficacy of Wyss-vaccine platforms in hamster model of SARS-CoV-2 infection
02/17/2021 - 01/31/2025 (PI)
Hansjorg Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard


Task 2 Evaluation of MBP1F5 in Grivets Challenged with Nipah Virus Bangladesh
07/18/2023 - 12/31/2024 (Subcontract PI)
Mapp Biopharmaceutical, Inc. DOD ACC


Assays in Support of Filovirus Nonhuman Primate Studies for Advancement of Medical Countermeasures
04/14/2022 - 12/31/2024 (Subcontract PI)
Battelle Memorial Institute HHS ASPR BARDA


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  1. Biedenkopf N, Bukreyev A, Chandran K, Di Paola N, Formenty PBH, Griffiths A, Hume AJ, Mühlberger E, Netesov SV, Palacios G, Paweska JT, Smither S, Takada A, Wahl V, Kuhn JH. ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Filoviridae 2024. J Gen Virol. 2024 Feb; 105(2).View Related Profiles. PMID: 38305775
     
  2. Ye Z, Bonam SR, McKay LGA, Plante JA, Walker J, Zhao Y, Huang C, Chen J, Xu C, Li Y, Liu L, Harmon J, Gao S, Song D, Zhang Z, Plante KS, Griffiths A, Chen J, Hu H, Xu Q. Monovalent SARS-COV-2 mRNA vaccine using optimal UTRs and LNPs is highly immunogenic and broadly protective against Omicron variants. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 Dec 26; 120(52):e2311752120.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38134199; PMCID: PMC10756290; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2311752120;
     
  3. Biedenkopf N, Bukreyev A, Chandran K, Di Paola N, Formenty PBH, Griffiths A, Hume AJ, Mühlberger E, Netesov SV, Palacios G, Paweska JT, Smither S, Takada A, Wahl V, Kuhn JH. Renaming of genera Ebolavirus and Marburgvirus to Orthoebolavirus and Orthomarburgvirus, respectively, and introduction of binomial species names within family Filoviridae. Arch Virol. 2023 Aug 03; 168(8):220.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37537381
     
  4. Kuhn JH, Abe J, Adkins S, Alkhovsky SV, Avšic-Županc T, Ayllón MA, Bahl J, Balkema-Buschmann A, Ballinger MJ, Kumar Baranwal V, Beer M, Bejerman N, Bergeron É, Biedenkopf N, Blair CD, Blasdell KR, Blouin AG, Bradfute SB, Briese T, Brown PA, Buchholz UJ, Buchmeier MJ, Bukreyev A, Burt F, Büttner C, Calisher CH, Cao M, Casas I, Chandran K, Charrel RN, Kumar Chaturvedi K, Chooi KM, Crane A, Dal Bó E, Carlos de la Torre J, de Souza WM, de Swart RL, Debat H, Dheilly NM, Di Paola N, Di Serio F, Dietzgen RG, Digiaro M, Drexler JF, Duprex WP, Dürrwald R, Easton AJ, Elbeaino T, Ergünay K, Feng G, Firth AE, Fooks AR, Formenty PBH, Freitas-Astúa J, Gago-Zachert S, Laura García M, García-Sastre A, Garrison AR, Gaskin TR, Gong W, Gonzalez JJ, de Bellocq J, Griffiths A, Groschup MH, Günther I, Günther S, Hammond J, Hasegawa Y, Hayashi K, Hepojoki J, Higgins CM, Hongo S, Horie M, Hughes HR, Hume AJ, Hyndman TH, Ikeda K, Jiang D, Jonson GB, Junglen S, Klempa B, Klingström J, Kondo H, Koonin EV, Krupovic M, Kubota K, Kurath G, Laenen L, Lambert AJ, Li J, Li JM, Liu R, Lukashevich IS, MacDiarmid RM, Maes P, Marklewitz M, Marshall SH, Marzano SL, McCauley JW, Mirazimi A, Mühlberger E, Nabeshima T, Naidu R, Natsuaki T, Navarro B, Navarro JA, Neriya Y, Netesov SV, Neumann G, Nowotny N, Nunes MRT, Ochoa-Corona FM, Okada T, Palacios G, Pallás V, Papa A, Paraskevopoulou S, Parrish CR, Pauvolid-Corrêa A, Paweska JT, Pérez DR, Pfaff F, Plemper RK, Postler TS, Rabbidge LO, Radoshitzky SR, Ramos-González PL, Rehanek M, Resende RO, Reyes CA, Rodrigues TCS, Romanowski V, Rubbenstroth D, Rubino L, Runstadler JA, Sabanadzovic S, Sadiq S, Salvato MS, Sasaya T, Schwemmle M, Sharpe SR, Shi M, Shimomoto Y, Kavi Sidharthan V, Sironi M, Smither S, Song JW, Spann KM, Spengler JR, Stenglein MD, Takada A, Takeyama S, Tatara A, Tesh RB, Thornburg NJ, Tian X, Tischler ND, Tomitaka Y, Tomonaga K, Tordo N, Tu C, Turina M, Tzanetakis IE, Maria Vaira A, van den Hoogen B, Vanmechelen B, Vasilakis N, Verbeek M, von Bargen S, Wada J, Wahl V, Walker PJ, Waltzek TB, Whitfield AE, Wolf YI, Xia H, Xylogianni E, Yanagisawa H, Yano K, Ye G, Yuan Z, Zerbini FM, Zhang G, Zhang S, Zhang YZ, Zhao L, Økland AL. Annual (2023) taxonomic update of RNA-directed RNA polymerase-encoding negative-sense RNA viruses (realm Riboviria: kingdom Orthornavirae: phylum Negarnaviricota). J Gen Virol. 2023 Aug; 104(8).View Related Profiles. PMID: 37622664; PMCID: PMC10721048; DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.001864;
     
  5. Shrock EL, Timms RT, Kula T, Mena EL, West AP, Guo R, Lee IH, Cohen AA, McKay LGA, Bi C, Leng Y, Fujimura E, Horns F, Li M, Wesemann DR, Griffiths A, Gewurz BE, Bjorkman PJ, Elledge SJ. Germline-encoded amino acid-binding motifs drive immunodominant public antibody responses. Science. 2023 Apr 07; 380(6640):eadc9498.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37023193; PMCID: PMC10273302; DOI: 10.1126/science.adc9498;
     
  6. Carter B, Huang P, Liu G, Liang Y, Lin PJC, Peng BH, McKay LGA, Dimitrakakis A, Hsu J, Tat V, Saenkham-Huntsinger P, Chen J, Kaseke C, Gaiha GD, Xu Q, Griffiths A, Tam YK, Tseng CK, Gifford DK. A pan-variant mRNA-LNP T cell vaccine protects HLA transgenic mice from mortality after infection with SARS-CoV-2 Beta. Front Immunol. 2023; 14:1135815.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36969239; PMCID: PMC10033589; DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1135815;
     
  7. Carter B, Huang P, Liu G, Liang Y, Lin PJC, Peng BH, McKay LGA, Dimitrakakis A, Hsu J, Tat V, Saenkham-Huntsinger P, Chen J, Kaseke C, Gaiha GD, Xu Q, Griffiths A, Tam YK, Tseng CK, Gifford DK. A pan-variant mRNA-LNP T cell vaccine protects HLA transgenic mice from mortality after infection with SARS-CoV-2 Beta. Front Immunol. 2023; 14:1135815.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36969239; PMCID: PMC10033589; DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1135815;
     
  8. Chang MR, Ke H, Losada Miguéns L, Coherd C, Nguyen K, Kamkaew M, Johnson R, Storm N, Honko A, Zhu Q, Griffiths A, Marasco WA. The variable conversion of neutralizing anti-SARS-CoV-2 single-chain antibodies to IgG provides insight into RBD epitope accessibility. Protein Eng Des Sel. 2023 Jan 21; 36.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37561410; PMCID: PMC10505556; DOI: 10.1093/protein/gzad008;
     
  9. Kuhn JH, Adkins S, Alkhovsky SV, Avšic-Županc T, Ayllón MA, Bahl J, Balkema-Buschmann A, Ballinger MJ, Bandte M, Beer M, Bejerman N, Bergeron É, Biedenkopf N, Bigarré L, Blair CD, Blasdell KR, Bradfute SB, Briese T, Brown PA, Bruggmann R, Buchholz UJ, Buchmeier MJ, Bukreyev A, Burt F, Büttner C, Calisher CH, Candresse T, Carson J, Casas I, Chandran K, Charrel RN, Chiaki Y, Crane A, Crane M, Dacheux L, Bó ED, de la Torre JC, de Lamballerie X, de Souza WM, de Swart RL, Dheilly NM, Di Paola N, Di Serio F, Dietzgen RG, Digiaro M, Drexler JF, Duprex WP, Dürrwald R, Easton AJ, Elbeaino T, Ergünay K, Feng G, Feuvrier C, Firth AE, Fooks AR, Formenty PBH, Freitas-Astúa J, Gago-Zachert S, García ML, García-Sastre A, Garrison AR, Godwin SE, Gonzalez JJ, de Bellocq JG, Griffiths A, Groschup MH, Günther S, Hammond J, Hepojoki J, Hierweger MM, Hongo S, Horie M, Horikawa H, Hughes HR, Hume AJ, Hyndman TH, Jiang D, Jonson GB, Junglen S, Kadono F, Karlin DG, Klempa B, Klingström J, Koch MC, Kondo H, Koonin EV, Krásová J, Krupovic M, Kubota K, Kuzmin IV, Laenen L, Lambert AJ, Li J, Li JM, Lieffrig F, Lukashevich IS, Luo D, Maes P, Marklewitz M, Marshall SH, Marzano SL, McCauley JW, Mirazimi A, Mohr PG, Moody NJG, Morita Y, Morrison RN, Mühlberger E, Naidu R, Natsuaki T, Navarro JA, Neriya Y, Netesov SV, Neumann G, Nowotny N, Ochoa-Corona FM, Palacios G, Pallandre L, Pallás V, Papa A, Paraskevopoulou S, Parrish CR, Pauvolid-Corrêa A, Paweska JT, Pérez DR, Pfaff F, Plemper RK, Postler TS, Pozet F, Radoshitzky SR, Ramos-González PL, Rehanek M, Resende RO, Reyes CA, Romanowski V, Rubbenstroth D, Rubino L, Rumbou A, Runstadler JA, Rupp M, Sabanadzovic S, Sasaya T, Schmidt-Posthaus H, Schwemmle M, Seuberlich T, Sharpe SR, Shi M, Sironi M, Smither S, Song JW, Spann KM, Spengler JR, Stenglein MD, Takada A, Tesh RB, Tešíková J, Thornburg NJ, Tischler ND, Tomitaka Y, Tomonaga K, Tordo N, Tsunekawa K, Turina M, Tzanetakis IE, Vaira AM, van den Hoogen B, Vanmechelen B, Vasilakis N, Verbeek M, von Bargen S, Wada J, Wahl V, Walker PJ, Whitfield AE, Williams JV, Wolf YI, Yamasaki J, Yanagisawa H, Ye G, Zhang YZ, Økland AL. 2022 taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales. Arch Virol. 2022 Dec; 167(12):2857-2906.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36437428; PMCID: PMC9847503; DOI: 10.1007/s00705-022-05546-z;
     
  10. Lim SY, Guo Z, Liu P, McKay LGA, Storm N, Griffiths A, Qu MD, Finberg RW, Somasundaran M, Wang JP. Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Activity of Adamantanes In Vitro and in Animal Models of Infection. COVID. 2022 Nov; 2(11):1551-1563.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37274537; PMCID: PMC10238102; DOI: 10.3390/covid2110111;
     
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