Dr Miranda-Saksena is a senior research scientist at the Westmead Institute for Medical Research where she leads the herpes neuropathogenesis group. Her research focuses on the elucidation of the mechanisms of Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) transport and exit from sensory nerves to define how HSV-1 spreads from nerves to the skin or mucosa during recurrent herpes. Her work aims to develop new antiviral strategies for the treatment and control of recurrent herpes.  Her lab has established several in vitro models for HSV-1 infection of primary human and rat sensory neurons for in vitro viral and nerve imaging including confocal, electron and immunoelectron microscopy, proteomics and molecular virology.