Matt Weitzman joins the Microbiology Community

Matt Weitzman, presently an Associate Professor at the Salk Institute, will move to Children's Hospital and Penn this summer. Dr. Weitzman studies the interactions between viruses and their host cells, and is well known for his work on the interactions between viruses and the DNA repair pathways of the host cells as well as the study and development of novel gene therapy vectors. Some of his recent papers are listed below:

Keeping viruses in Chk: DNA damage signaling puts the brakes on transformation.
Lilley CE, Weitzman MD.
Cell Host Microbe. 2010 8:464-466.

Parvovirus minute virus of mice induces a DNA damage response that facilitates viral replication.
Adeyemi RO, Landry S, Davis ME, Weitzman MD, Pintel DJ.
PLoS Pathog. 2010 6. pii: e1001141.

Genomes in conflict: maintaining genome integrity during virus infection.
Weitzman MD, Lilley CE, Chaurushiya MS.
Annu Rev Microbiol. 2010 64:61-81.

A viral E3 ligase targets RNF8 and RNF168 to control histone ubiquitination and DNA damage responses.
Lilley CE, Chaurushiya MS, Boutell C, Landry S, Suh J, Panier S, Everett RD, Stewart GS, Durocher D, Weitzman MD.
EMBO J. 2010 29:943-955. Epub 2010 Jan 14
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