Matthew Weitzman Laboratory

Led by Matthew D. Weitzman, PhD, researchers in the Weitzman Laboratory are investigating the molecular relationships between viral infection and cellular DNA damage response (DDR) pathways, as well as studying their contribution to genome instability and cellular transformation/tumorigenesis. The goal of the research in this laboratory is to identify and characterize virally-induced changes that dysregulate DDR pathways, promote genome instability and lead to transformation of normal cells to malignant ones.