Department of Biology
Amy Adamson, Associate Professor
- Research:
- In my lab we study how viruses interact with human cells and how such interactions might cause disease. We work with two human viruses: Epstein-Barr virus, which infects about 95% of the worlds population and causes infectious mononucleosis and some cancers, and Influenza, which causes “the flu” and has in the past caused major epidemics and pandemics.
My lab studies these viruses in two different ways: through traditional cell culture experiments, and with the genetic model organism Drosophila. Both approaches have yielded interesting insights into how Epstein-Barr and Influenza viral proteins interact with and affect cellular machinery. Currently, our Drosophila work with Epstein-Barr virus is supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health. - Recent Publications:
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Adamson, A. 2005. Epstein-Barr virus BZLF1 protein binds to mitotic chromosomes. Journal
of Virology 79(12):7899-7904.
LaJeunesse, D., K. Brooks, and A. Adamson. 2005. Epstein-Barr virus immediate-early
proteins BZLF1 and BRLF1 alter mitochondrial morphology during lytic replication.
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 333:438-442.
Adamson, A. 2005. Effects of SUMO-1 upon Epstein-Barr Virus BZLF1 Function
and BMRF1 Expression. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 336:22-28.
Adamson, A. and Bowling, B. 2006. Functional interactions between the Epstein-Barr virus
BZLF1 protein and the promyelocytic leukemia protein. Virus Research 117:244-253.
- Classes:
- Principles of Biology I (BIO 111)
Cell Biology (BIO 355) - Cell Biology Lab (BIO 356)
- Advanced Topics in Cell Biology (BIO 504)
- Genes & Signals (BIO 540)
Molecular Biological Approaches in Research (BIO 596)
Workshops in Biotechnology (BIO 597)
- Contact:
- 201 Eberhart Building
- (336) 256-0312