Michael R. Wiley, PhD

Department Affiliations
Associate Professor

Interests
virology, infectious diseases

Education and Training
PhD, Molecular Virology/Entomology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, 2012
BS, Molecular Biology, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland, 2006 

Notable Publications
Yakubu AM, Aryee NA, et al. Among authors: Wiley MR. Molecular characterization of haemagglutinin genes of influenza B viruses circulating in Ghana during 2016 and 2017. PLoS One. 2022 Sep 23;17(9):e0271321. 

Tegally H, et al. Among authors: Wiley MR.  The evolving SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Africa: Insights from rapidly expanding genomic surveillance. Science. 2022 Oct 7;378(6615):eabq5358.  

Koundouno FR, Kafetzopoulou LE, et al. Among authors: Wiley MR. Detection of Marburg Virus Disease in Guinea. N Engl J Med. 2022 Jun 30;386(26):2528-2530. 

Letizia AG, Pratt CB, Wiley MR, et al. Retrospective Genomic Characterization of a 2017 Dengue Virus Outbreak, Burkina Faso. Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Jun;28(6):1198-1210. 

Kotey EN, Asante IA, et al. Among authors: Wiley MR. Phylogenetic and genetic characterization of influenza A H9N2 viruses isolated from backyard poultry in selected farms in Ghana. Vet Med Sci. 2022 Jul;8(4):1570-1577. 

Wilkinson E, et al.  Among authors: Wiley, MR. A year of genomic surveillance reveals how the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic unfolded in Africa. Science. 2021 Oct 22;374(6566):423-431. doi: 10.1126/science.abj4336. Epub 2021 Sep 9. 

Agbodzi B, Yousseu FBS, et al.  Among authors: Wiley MR. Chikungunya viruses containing the A226V mutation detected retrospectively in Cameroon form a new geographical subclade. Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Dec;113:65-73. 

Pérez-Sautu U, Wiley MR, et al. Novel viruses in hard ticks collected in the Republic of Korea unveiled by metagenomic high-throughput sequencing analysis. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2021 Nov;12(6):101820. 

Crowe J, Schnaubelt AT, et al. Among authors: Wiley M. Assessment of a Program for SARS-CoV-2 Screening and Environmental Monitoring in anUrban Public School District. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Sep 1;4(9):e2126447. 

Keita AK et al.  Among authors: Wiley MR. Resurgence of Ebola virus in 2021 in Guinea suggests a new paradigm for outbreaks. Nature. 2021 Sep;597(7877):539-543.