Researcher Spotlight: Clarissa Corinaldesi, PHD Columbia University Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is a rare but highly aggressive form of lymphoma that primarily affects children and young adults. While many patients are effectively cured with aggressive chemotherapy, a small subset of patients…
Researcher Spotlight: Rui Guo, PhD Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) was the first virus found to causeBurkitt lymphoma, a rare and aggressive form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). The virus shuts down nearlyall its genes in…
Researcher Spotlight: Alexia Martinez de Paz, PhD Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University Cell-fate transitions (a biological process in which the function of a cell gets specialized, reprogrammed, or altered) during the germinal center (GC) reaction…
Researcher Spotlight: Nathan Ungerleider, PhD Tulane University School of Medicine The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has been shown to be linked to the development of Burkitt lymphoma, an aggressive B-cell lymphoma. EBV-infected cells are particularly efficient, capable of altering normal cells…