Program: Molecular Virology and Microbiology
Graduated: 08/01/2007
Mentor: Paul Kinchington
Thesis: Viral and Cellular Targets for the Varicella-Zoster Virus ORF66 Proetein Kinase
Previous Institutions Attended: University of Minnesota-Morris, BA
Job Title: Research Associate
Job Position: Post-doc
Job Description: I am a post-doc in the lab of Yoshi Kawaoka, where we focus on understanding the molecular basis of influenza virus infection.
Eisfeld AJ, Yee MB, Erazo A, Abendroth A, Kinchington PR. Downregulation of class I major histocompatibility complex surface expression by varicella-zoster virus involves open reading frame 66 protein kinase-dependent and -independent mechanisms. J Virol. 2007 Sep;81(17):9034-49. Eisfeld AJ, Turse SE, Jackson SA, Lerner EC, Kinchington PR. Phosphorylation of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) major transcriptional regulatory protein IE62 by the VZV open reading frame 66 protein kinase. J Virol. 2006 Feb;80(4):1710-23.