Comparative virus-host interaction mapping reveals how vector-borne flaviviruses inhibit the human immune response, and how Zika virus causes microcephaly. [Article]
The Montpetit, Fraser and Shah Labs are working together on a new Keck-funded research program to understand how Flaviviridae viral RNAs interact with the host.
Congratulations to Professor Neil Hunter and Chris Nosala for being awarded the Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Research/Mentoring Undergraduate Research.
Congratulations to Priya Shah for being awarded the Murray B Gardner Junior Faculty Research Fellowship from the Center for Comparative Medicine, to establish a zebrafish model to unravel mechanisms of Zika virus-associated microcephaly.