Iowa City Virology Network

Gail Bishop, Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa. E-mail: Gail-bishop@uiowa.edu
EBV interaction with B cells, with a focus on the EBV receptor protein LMP1. Particularly interested in learning how LMP1 mimics the normal cellular receptor CD40, in a dysregulated manner that contributes to B cell malignancy and autoimmunity.

John E. Butler, Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa. E-mail: John-butler@uiowa.edu
Molecular immunology with special interest in developmental immunology currently using the piglet as a model. Viral immunology in bats and their immune system.Viruses of interest include: PRRSV, SIV, PCV2.

Gregory Gray, Director, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa. E-mail: Gregory-gray@uiowa.edu
Human metapneumovirus, adenovirus, human and zoonotic influenza A virus epidemiology.

Wendy Maury, Department of Microbiology, Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, University of Iowa. E-mail: Wendy-maury@uiowa.edu
Enveloped virus entry and transcriptional regulation of retrovirus.

Anton McCaffrey, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa. E-mail: Anton-mccaffrey@uiowa.edu
Rational design of nucleic acid based therapeutics for the treatment of hepatitis B virus infection. Utilize RNA interference targeting viral RNAs and zinc-finger nucleases targeting viral genomic DNAs.

Paul McCray, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa. E-mail: paul-mccray@uiowa.edu
Lentiviral vector gene transfer: vector development, therapeutic applications, integration analysis. Respiratory viral infection pathogenesis and treatment: paramyxoviruses, coronaviruses. Host-pathogen interactions in the airways.

James H. McLinden, Department of Internal Medicine, Division on Infectious Diseases, University of Iowa. E-mail: James-mclinden@uiowa.edu
Flaviviruses.

David Murhammer, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa. E-mail: murham@engineering.uiowa.edu
Oxidative stress resulting from baculovirus infection. Continuous production of baculoviruses for use as bioinsecticides.

Stanley Perlman, Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa. E-mail: Stanley-perlman@uiowa.edu
Coronavirus pathogenesis and molecular biology, including SARS.

Patrick Sinn, Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa. E-mail: Patrick-sinn@uiowa.edu
Lentiviral vector development for pulmonary gene transfer.

Jack Stapleton, Department of Internal Medicine, Interdiscplinary Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Iowa. E-mail: Jack-stapleton@uiowa.edu
Human flavivirus attachment and replication (HCV and GB virus C) and HIV co-infections.

Mark Stinski, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Professor of Microbial Virology, University of Iowa. E-mail: Mark-stinski@uiowa.edu
Pathogenesis of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection and viral genes that regulate viral replication.