Amie Eisfeld, PhD


Program: Molecular Virology and Microbiology
Graduated: 8/2007
Mentor: Paul (Kip) Kinchington
Thesis:
Viral and Cellular Targets for the Varicella-Zoster Virus ORF66 Protein Kinase

Previous Institutions Attended:
University of Minnesota-Morris, BA

I am a post-doc in the lab of Yoshi Kawaoka, where we focus on understanding the molecular basis of influenza virus infection.

Recent Publications:

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.

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