Doug Hilton has discovered an entirely novel family of STOP signals named the Suppressors of Cytokine Signaling proteins or SOCS proteins.
Interferon has been called “evolution’s first and perhaps most important invention for the survival of animals.”
Dr. Gijs Versteeg has identified and characterized small-molecules that activate antiviral responses and could someday be used to fight viral infections.
Dr. Mehul Suthar is studying how people respond to West Nile Virus infection.
Dr. Ming Loo is studying a possible therapeutic target for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection.
Dr. Ole Hamming is determining how the protein, Interleukin 21, interacts with its receptor. This protein plays an important role in immune system maturation and function.
Dr. Volker Fensterl is investigating a family of proteins that are involved in the host defense against viral infection and how these proteins may function in an organ specific manner.