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William Dunker
University of Minnesota
John Karijolich lab
I am currently studying how KSHV is reactivated from latent cells. My lab has found a protein, FUS, that inhibits viral reactivation and production. My project involves researching how FUS inhibits reactivation of the virus, and how the virus represses this activity.