Stories tagged 'Michael Emerman'
HIV-like viruses in nonhuman primates existed much earlier than hypothesized
Study led by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center’s Dr. Michael Emerman revises origins of simian AIDS viruses to more than 5 million years ago
Jan. 28, 2013Michael Emerman: Virology's new editor-in-chief
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center faculty member becomes only the fourth to hold the position in the scientific journal's 58-year history
Jan. 2, 2013 | By Galen Motin GoffMichael Emerman wins McDougall mentorship award
Students, postdocs honor Fred Hutch scientist whose individualized teaching style fuels excitement about questions and process of discovering answers
Dec. 10, 2012 | By Brad Broberg
Scientists track birth of evolutionary genetic arms race
Emerman, Malik study uncovers ability of some HIV-related viruses to defeat primate cellular-defense system SAMHD1 protein
Feb. 6, 2012
Using a combination of evolutionary biology and virology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center scientists have traced the birth of the ability of some HIV-related viruses to defeat a newly discovered cellular-defense system in primates.
Lessons from evolutionary battle scars
Identifying protein locked in conflict with immunity gene could lead to novel ways to tackle diseases caused by alphaviruses
Jan. 28, 2008 | By Kristen Woodward
Rapid evolution of a protein produced by an immunity gene is associated with increased antiviral activity in humans. The finding, by Dr. Julie Kerns, a postdoctoral researcher in the Basic Sciences Division of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, suggests that evolutionary biology and virology together can accelerate the discovery of viral-defense mechanisms.
Fossil virus reveals clues to today's HIV pandemic
Scientists explain how innate human immunity to ancient retrovirus PtERV1 increases our vulnerability to HIV infection
July 1, 2007 | By KRISTEN WOODWARDTags: HIV AIDS, Human Biology, Michael Emerman
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