Area: John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Center for Research in Virology
Helena Jaramillo Mesa
As part of the Ahlquist Lab, I study how RNA viruses replicate by assembling specialized structures inside host cells. These replication complexes are crucial for the virus to multiply, and
Cristhian Salas Quinchucua
Born in Colombia, my career began as a biologist specializing in entomology. Later, when I joined the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, my research expanded to focus on
Tejas Sabu
Merkel Cell Carcinoma is a rare but aggressive skin cancer often caused by the Merkel Cell Polyomavirus (MCPyV). I am interested into identifying the cell type that the virus infects
Christopher Collins
I am studying common and unique mechanisms by which oncoproteins produced by human papillomavirus and Merkel cell polyomavirus dysregulate host cell replication machinery, exacerbating replication stress and leading to carcinogenesis.
