He earned a BA in Biology from Washington University in St. Louis and a PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology from The Johns Hopkins University. The focus of his lab is on how viruses spread and cause disease using the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV), Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and the Influenza virus as his model systems. Dr. Frieman will be responsible for heading the molecular detection and analysis aspects of the Prometheus Project.