Merrin Leong did his doctoral research at Hong Kong University in the laboratory of Maria Lung, where he studied Epstein-Barr virus infection roles in regulation of host histone modifications. Merring identified that EBV infections induces histone bivalent switches in squameous epithelial cells, and found roles for these epigenetic modifiations in suppression of DNA damage repair genes in a methylation-independent manner.
Rui Guo received his PhD from Kansas State, where his thesis research with Ying Fan focused on procine reproductive and respiratory virus syndrome host/pathogen interactions. He discovered that PRSSV uses nanotubes for intracellular spread, that nanotubes also transfer mitochondria between nearby and infected cells, and that PRSSV RNA persists in germinal centers during persistent infection. Rui pursued multiple projects in the Gewurz lab, including epigenetic…
Current Position: Instructor in Pediatric Oncology and Attending Physician, CHOP, University of Pennsylvania
Hannah was a technical research assistant in the Gewurz lab for 2 years. She then pursued doctoral studies in the Mullins Laboratory, Department of Cell & Molecular Biology, University of Pennsylvania. She is currently a post-doctoral fellow at Cal Tech
Michael was a technical research assistant for 2 years in the Gewurz lab. He then matriculated into the Harvard Graduate Program in Virology, where he completed his doctoral studies with Drs. David Knipe and Stephanie Dougan at Harvard Medical School. He is currently a post-doctoral fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Steve was a technical research assistant in the Gewurz lab for 2 years. He is currently an MD-PhD student at Columbia University
Born and raised in sunny Singapore, Liang Wei won an Agency for Science and Technology (A*STAR) National Science Scholarship to study at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, and obtained his bachelors degree in Natural Sciences (Biological) with concentrations in Immunology and Virology. He performed honours-level research on the role of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV)-encoded micro-RNAs in modulating T cell function with Drs Mark Wills and…
Current Position: Scientist, Addgene
Current position: Post-doctoral Fellow, Moffitt Cancer Center