Summer 2026 Highlights
Updated: Oct 6
August 2026
PhD Canidate Anisha Reddy publishes her ANO1 and KSHV vGPCR paper in Viruses! It is titled “vGPCR-mediated ANO1 Modulation of Apoptosis Regulates Lytic KSHV Infection.”
PhD Canidate Eranda Berisha publishes her KSHV and lipidomics paper in Viruses! It is titled “Global Lipidomic Analysis of Lytic KSHV Infection: The Lipid Chaperone FABP4 Supports Maximal Infectious Virion Production.”
PhD Canidate Fatima Hisam publishes her Lytic KSHV Metabolomics paper in Viruses! It is titled “Metabolomic Analysis of Lytic KSHV Infection: Induced Host Nucleotide Metabolism Is Required for Infectious Virus Production.”
PhD Student Emma Winn wins best poster at the UTD Biological Sciences Orientation Poster Session!
Caylah Griffin passed her qualifying exam, and officially became a PhD Candidate!
July 2026
Ungerdraduate students Claire Wang and Spandan Mukherjee present at the UTD Symposium for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) 2026!
The American Society for Virology hosted its 45th Annual Meeting at the University of Minnesota, and two Sanchez Lab members presented their research at this conference! PhD candidate Fatima Hisam presented a poster and a three minute flash talk titled, “Reprogramming of Host nucleotide metabolism is required for lytic gammaherpesvirus infection”. PhD candidate Maria Hisam gave a 15 minute oral presentation titled, "Determining the functional roles of LANA-host protein-protein interactions in regulating KSHV latency and reactivation.”
The OMICS and Gammaherpesvirus Review is published in Pathogens!
June 2026
Dr. Sanchez gives a research talk at the International KSHV Meeting-Hamburg Germany.
Sanchez lab members attended a retreat focusing on science and professional development.
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