Working to understand Kaposi’s Sarcoma-associated herpesvirus in the context of viral oncogenesis.

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The Eva Gottwein Laboratory

Our main areas of investigation are mechanisms of KSHV-associated B cell transformation, mechanisms of KSHV-associated endothelial cell deregulation, the identification of drug targets for novel therapeutic strategies to treat KSHV-associated cancers, and targets and functions of KSHV-encoded microRNAs.

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The Latest from the Lab

New paper by Manzano and Günther et al., mBio

Our new paper on KSHV-mediated deregulation of IRF4 and cellular superenhancers is out in mBio. This was a great collaboration with Thomas Günther and Adam Grundhoff from the Heinrich Pette institute in Hamburg.

Jesus Ortega joins the CMBD

Congrats to DGP student Jesus Ortega for being selected for Northwestern's Cellular and Molecular Basis of Disease Training Program!

Congratulations Mark Manzano!

Former postdoc Mark Manzano started his independent lab at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Good luck, Mark!

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A cellular image of oncogenic viral miRNA