Seven human viruses cause nearly 20% of cancers world-wide. Our lab discovered two of these seven viruses: Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV) and Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV). We have two broad focus areas: first, we seek to find new ways to identify human cancer viruses; second, we study viral oncogenes to understand how they turn a healthy cell into a cancer cell.
Bizunesh Abere Alamirew presented "Replication kinetics for a reporter Merkel cell polyomavirus" at the 6th Meeting on Emerging Issues in Oncogenic Virus Research, which took place in San Pietro in Bevagna, Manduria, Italy from June 7-12, 2022!
The 2022 International Conference on Kaposi's Sarcoma Herpesvirus (KSHV) and Related Agents will be held in Aurora, Colorado, July 10-13, 2022! https://ksvirus.org/
Simon Cao presented a poster titled "A Single Phosphomimetic Mutation in 4E-BP1 Induces Glucose Intolerance in Mice" at the 2022 ASCI/AAP/APSA Joint Meeting in Chicago on April 9th!
