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
Area: John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Center for Research in Virology
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
Raison Dsouza
I am an Assistant Scientist developing new computational methods to analyze cryo-electron microscopy images of molecular machines under the direction of Dr. Timothy Grant (Morgridge Institute for Research). This work
Bryce Johnson
Colin Hemme
My current work is over method development surrounding the image processing steps of Cryo Electron Microscopy. I edit and develop programs that improve the algorithmic methods to take 2D images