# Administration [### Maria Bollinger ](/people/maria-bollinger) Program Administrator, Virology she/her/hers Hybrid Schedule On Campus Wednesday Remote on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday ![Maria Bollinger](/sites/g/files/omnuum5516/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-05/Maria-2.jpg?h=f0a6cd01&itok=-b8r0u2f) [### Benjamin Gewurz ](/people/benjamin-gewurz) Associate Program Head, PhD Program in Virology George and Sandra K. Schussel Associate Professor of Medicine in the Field of Infectious Diseases The gamma-herpesvirus Epstein Barr virus (EBV) is a master regulator of B-cell biology. EBV persistently infects >95% of adults, making it one of the most successful viruses worldwide. While EBV typically establishes a safe balance with the host, it is... ![Benjamin Gewurz](/sites/g/files/omnuum5516/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-07/Untitled_1.jpg?itok=GDRLAqFk) [### Aaron Schmidt ](/people/aaron-schmidt) [aaron\_schmidt@hms.harvard.edu](mailto:aaron_schmidt@hms.harvard.edu)Program Director, PhD Program in Virology Associate Professor of Microbiology Title: Using protein engineering, antibody evolution and small-molecule discovery to dissect host-pathogen interactions Key words: Protein engineering, viral evolution, host-pathogen interactions, small-molecule discovery Our research focuses on the... ![Photo of Aaron Schmidt](/sites/g/files/omnuum5516/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-09/Schmidt_Aaron.jpg?h=dde1c652&itok=3kj9J5K1)