Dr. Van Wilson

Van G. Wilson, Ph.D.

Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies

B.S. Georgia Institute of Technology (1975)

Ph.D. Case Western Reserve University (1980)

Postdoc. State University of New York (1980-83)

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My area of specialization is the molecular biology of papovaviruses, with a primary focus on how viral proteins modify the host cell environment. Recently, we determined that the viral replication proteins, E1 and E2, are post-translationally modified by addition of 1 or more SUMO moieties. Sumoylation is a widespread modification whose biological functions are only recently becoming understood.

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