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Microbiology & Immunology at Penn State College of Medicine

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The outstanding faculty, postdoctoral scholars and graduate students of the Microbiology & Immunology Department are known for their major contributions in viral and tumor immunology, viral pathogenesis and molecular and structural virology.

Members of the faculty have attained national and international recognition for their research endeavors. Our faculty are notable for their outstanding records of scientific publications, membership and leadership roles on national scientific review committees and advisory panels, appointments on editorial boards of leading virology and immunology journals, and strong extramural grant funding.

Aron Lukacher, MD, PhD, is Chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Penn State College of Medicine. He is pictured in a dark suit jacket and red tie against a blue background.
Aron Lukacher, MD, PhD, Chair, Microbiology & Immunology
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This year, the department will launch the Virology Journal Club first with four outstanding graduate students who are willing to participate in scholarly activity. Students are planning to present the Virology Journal Club for 50 to 55 minutes, using their own presentation structure and allowing time for questions and discussion. The presentation schedule and links to articles are as follows. The journal club meets Mondays at noon in C6805.

Monday, Oct. 7 – Julia Simpson
“Herpes simplex virus type-1 cVAC formation in neuronal cells is mediated by dynein motor function and glycoprotein retrieval from the plasma membrane”

Monday, Oct. 14 – Alex Pham
“Herpesvirus-induced spermidine synthesis and eIF5A hypusination for viral episomal maintenance”

Monday, Oct. 21 – Shareef Shaheen
“HIV-1 Vpu induces neurotoxicity by promoting Caspase 3-dependent cleavage of TDP-43”

Monday, Oct. 28 – Luz Ortiz
“Unlicensed origin DNA melting by MCV and SV40 polyomavirus LT proteins is independent of ATP-dependent helicase activity”

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