Development of Preclinical Models to study the Interplay between HPV and the Microbiome

The immunobiology Seminar Series presents: “Development of Preclinical Models to study the Interplay between HPV and the Microbiome”

Presenter Details

Megan Spurgeon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Medicine and Public Health
University of Wisconsin 

Tumor viruses cause at least 15% of human cancers worldwide. The Spurgeon Lab studies two different small DNA tumor viruses: Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) and human papillomaviruses (HPVs). Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) is the most recently discovered human tumor virus and causes Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), a neuroendocrine cancer of the skin. Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States and cause cancers at various anatomical sites including the anogenital tract and oral cavity in both women and men. Read more

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