2006
Purulent pericarditis caused by group a streptococcus.
Texas Heart Institute journal
Research at a glance
Top areas of exploration
- B-Lymphocytes , 11 publications
- Cell Line, Tumor , 9 publications
- Virus Activation , 9 publications
- STAT3 Transcription Factor , 8 publications
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Focus
We study Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), the first human cancer-causing virus to be discovered. EBV causes infectious mononucleosis and is causal or linked to several B lymphocyte- and epithelial cell-cancers. Some of our experiments are designed to explore how EBV disturbs and exploits cellular physiology to drive unscheduled cell proliferation, a central feature of cancer. Other experiments are directed at understanding how this virus persists successfully in over 95% of humans. Both lines of investigation have revealed several targets for anti-cancer and anti-viral intervention.
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54 publications
2005
Human herpesvirus-8: clinical features of an emerging viral pathogen.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal
1998
Plasmodium falciparum: import of a phosphate carrier protein into heterologous mitochondria.
Experimental parasitology
1996
Molecular characterization of a Plasmodium falciparum gene encoding the mitochondrial phosphate carrier.
Molecular and biochemical parasitology