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.
NCI Director Doug Lowy presented the NCI Director's Career Achievement Award to Drs. Moore and Chang during the NIH 17th International Conference on Malignancies in HIV/AIDS.
The 2022 International Conference on Kaposi's Sarcoma Herpesvirus (KSHV) and Related Agents will be held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania! *2022 dates TBA at ksvirus.org.
Professor Harald zur Hausen (Nobel 2008 in Physiology or Medicine) presented the 2017 Paul Ehrlich Prize to Drs. Chang and Moore.
