Biography

Teresa H. Evering, M.D., M.S., is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and translational physician-scientist in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Weill Cornell Medicine. Her NIH-funded research program investigates HIV-1 pathogenesis and its effects on the central nervous system, with a particular focus on the intersection of HIV, biological aging, and neurocognitive dysfunction in people aging with HIV. Her work integrates clinical investigation with virologic, molecular, systems biology, and cellular approaches to define mechanisms of HIV-associated neurological disease and identify potential therapeutic targets. More recently, her research has incorporated patient-derived induced neurons to model age- and HIV-associated neuronal dysfunction, providing a novel human cellular platform for investigating mechanisms of neurocognitive impairment. Dr. Evering has led and collaborated on numerous clinical, virologic, and immunologic studies that have advanced understanding of HIV persistence, evolution, compartmentalization, and adaptation, and she continues to develop translational approaches to address the neurological consequences of HIV in the era of effective antiretroviral therapy.