M. Christine "Chris" Zink is the director of the Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Zink researches the response of the immune system to retroviruses such as HIV and is currently investigating an animal model of antiretroviral therapy[1] and the potential of a common antibiotic to prevent HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders.
[8] Chris Zink earned a doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM) degree from the University of Guelph, where she also received a PhD in macrophage biology.
[9] From 1985 to 1988, Zink completed a postdoctoral research fellowship with Opendra "Bill" Narayan at Johns Hopkins University, studying animal models of HIV pathogenesis.
[9] Following her postdoctoral work, Zink accepted an assistant professorship in the comparative medicine division at Johns Hopkins.