Altmann, Sharon
Biography Research Focus: Chemotherapeutic treatment of herpes simplex virus and vaccinia virus infections.
Biography Research Focus: Chemotherapeutic treatment of herpes simplex virus and vaccinia virus infections.
Biography Research Focus: Cell signaling and gene regulation in symbiosis
Biography Research Focus: Recent advances in genetic sequencing technology have given birth to a new era of virus discovery (ie. viral metagenomics). Using unbiased deep sequencing technology developed by our laboratory, my research focuses on the discovery and characterization of novel viruses in both captive and wild primates. In parallel to this work, I have also …
Biography Advisor: Andrew Mehle Traineeship: 2017-2018
Biography Advisor: Caitlin Pepperell Traineeship: 2018-2019
Biography Research Focus: Molecular pathogenesis of the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum, specifically function of the Yps3 protein.
Biography Advisor: Cameron Currie Traineeship: 2017-2018
Biography Research Focus: Flagellar motility in the initiation of host-microbe associations
Biography Research Focus: Unveiling Virulence Domains within the Enterovirus A Genome