Dissertation Defense

We are pleased to announce that Karen Wang, Ph.D. Candidate (Chelsey Spriggs Ph.D., Mentor) will present her Dissertation Defense titled "Deciphering Host-Pathogen Interactions Governing Merkel Cell Polyomavirus (MCPyV) Lifecycle and Disease Pathogenesis," on Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 1:00 p.m., at Kahn Auditorium and via live stream: https://umich.zoom.us/j/96452358298?pwd=ZWPn2TIDJG1yhhk4GIDw3gmCbHDAL7.1 PC CDB.

Dissertation Committee members:

- Chelsey Spriggs, Ph.D., Mentor
- Kristen Verhey, Ph.D., Chair
- Andrew Tai, M.D. Ph.D., Committee Member
- Benjamin Allen Ph.D, Committee Member