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Anna Cliffe, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, was awarded a $2.7 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health for a project titled \u201cThe role of ATRX in both promoting the establishment of HSV latency and restricting reactivation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Cliffe lab studies mechanisms of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) latent infection and reactivation in neurons. More than 60% of the U.S. population is infected with the virus, which can cause a range of disease outcomes, including oral and genital lesions, keratitis, and encephalitis, and potentially contribute to the development of Alzheimer\u2019s disease. The virus persists for life as a latent infection of neurons and can periodically reactivate in response to a variety of stimuli to cause disease. \u00a0LEARN MORE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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