Research Bio
Research interests include: biology of human viruses (e.g. herpes, cytomegalovirus, HIV), development of novel antiviral agents, biochemistry of nucleic acids and RNA enzymes.
Research Expertise and Interest
public health, infectious diseases
In the News
Researchers turn Salmonella into anti-viral gene therapy agent
UC Berkeley researchers have converted Salmonella bacteria from a foodborne pathogen into a safe delivery vehicle for anti-viral agents. They inserted virus-stopping ribozymes into Salmonella that had their ability to cause disease disabled, and then used the bacteria to effectively treat mice infected with cytomegalovirus. It is the first time bacteria have been successfully engineered to treat a viral infection.
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