Area: John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Center for Research in Virology

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.

Megan Spurgeon

Tumor viruses cause at least 15% of human cancers worldwide. The Spurgeon Lab studies two different small DNA tumor viruses: Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) and human papillomaviruses (HPVs). Merkel cell

Alex Duckworth

My research focuses on using Cryo-Electron Microscopy to study the structural mechanisms of DNA replication and repair in human cells. Education Bachelor of Science, 2017, Indiana University Ph.D., 2023, University