Virus Research News
New Molecule Used in Cancer Treatment Shows Promise for Treating HIV
“If you ever stop taking therapy, the virus can come roaring back,” says Matthew Marsden, a virologist at the University of California, Irvine. [Paul] Wender, Marsden, and others began to look at compounds that might be more effective. They turned to EBC-46, a compound found in its natural form in the seeds of blushwood trees…
Congratulations to Paul Gershon!
Please join us in congratulating Paul Gershon and his lab on their newly published paper that reveals the atomic structure and assembly pathway of a protein that constitutes around 14% of the mass of vaccinia virus. Please click Read More for the link to the paper.
Dr. Matt Marsden appointed Associate Director for Center of Virus Research
Dr. Matt Marsden, Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, has been appointed as Associate Director of the Center for Virus Research (CVR). Dr. Marsden is an outstanding virologist studying the molecular and cellular mechanisms associated with HIV latency. Dr. Marsden’s research is focused on viral persistence and pathogenesis. He is particularly interested in developing…
Nir Drayman, PhD appointed member of the Center for Virus Research
Please join us in congratulating Nir Drayman, PhD (Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry) on being appointed a member of the Center for Virus Research!
Job Postings
Sanjana Sen is currently hiring a graduate intern at Genentech in peptide discovery for 12 weeks in the summer. The role involves phage display library generation, screening and biochemical (ELISA, SPR, BLI) and functional analysis (in vitro and cell-based). Link to the posting and application details
Suellen Hopfer, University of California Irvine – Social Media Strategies to Educate Young Adults on Vaccines – The Academic Minute
How do we best educate young adults about vaccines? Suellen Hopfer, assistant professor of health, society, and behavior at the University of California, Irvine program in public health, discusses social media’s role. Suellen Hopfer has a PhD in health communication and post-doctorate training in prevention methods and randomized trial designs. She has been teaching and conducting research…
UC researchers win grant to develop pandemic prediction technology – The Daily Bruin
A team of researchers from UCLA and UC Irvine won a grant in September to design a system to detect signs of future pandemics using artificial intelligence. The 18-month grant, for just under $996,000, was awarded through the National Science Foundation’s Predictive Intelligence for Pandemic Prevention program, according to the NSF. By using open-source intelligence –…
Bert L. Semler gave the John Holland Plenary lecture at the 2022 American Society for Virology Meeting
Bert L. Semler gave the John Holland Plenary lecture on “Persistent Enterovirus Genomic Variants and their Involvement in Cardiac Pathogenesis” at the 2022 American Society for Virology Meeting at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Congratulations to Dr. Roberto Tinoco and his lab members for their newly published paper.
Dr. Roberto Tinoco and his lab members recently published a paper on “PD-1 Immune Checkpoint Blockade and PSGL-1 Inhibition Synergize to Reinvigorate Exhausted T Cells”
Congratulations to Dr. Lisa Wagar
Congratulations to Dr. Lisa Wagar, Assistant Professor Biophysics and Physiology, for being selected as a recipient of the the inaugural Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology for her essay entitled “Small centers of defense: Deciphering immune responses to viruses and vaccines using human tonsil organdies”…