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.
Area: John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Center for Research in Virology
Lauren Dempsey
I study DNA tumor viruses.
Heidy Elkhaligy
My research focuses on cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) method development with a current focus on adding asymmetric helical reconstruction capabilities to the cisTEM software program. The project aims to enhance computational
Shashwat Shastri
Currently implementing Outlier Removal Algorithm to improve normalization during template matching process. Education Sophomore at UW Madison studying BIomedical Engineering and Computer Science
Dandan Shao
I study viral genome replication by using molecular and cellular biology and biochemistry techniques.