We study the replication and pathogenesis of the beta-herpesvirus called Human Cytomegalovirus (#CMV) at UW-Madison. Most tweets by @emalbright.

Joined September 2016
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Happy Holidays from the Human Virology Program @UWCarbone!
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Excited to announce the first annual Ann Palmenberg Molecular Virology Symposium! Hosted by the Institute for Molecular Virology with generous sponsorships from @UWBiochem and @WARF_News. Program expertly prepared by @RKirchdoerfer.
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Congratulations Dr. Ohman on a great thesis defense! 🎉
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Looking forward to Mike Ohman’s thesis defense this week! 🎉 And if you can’t make it to his defense, you can still check out a large part of his thesis work on the #HCMV Pentamer complex in his recent @PNASNews paper: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.24…
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Members of the @KalejtaLab led by Michael Ohman showed that Human Cytomegalovirus Pentamer represses viral immediate early transcription. 🦠 📚 Read their study in @PNASNews: bit.ly/4ezJDEc
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Looking for a faculty position in infectious diseases? Want to join a fantastic group of colleagues in beautiful Madison, WI? Check out the tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Department of Pathobiological Sciences at UW-Madison! ⬇️ jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assistant…
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Our latest paper led by graduate student Mike Ohman is out today in PNAS! 🎉Mike showed the HCMV Pentamer glycoprotein complex inhibits viral immediate early gene expression. Congrats to Mike & co-authors Emily & Chris! pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.24…

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You don’t want to miss this. @Kylee__Morrison’s work is beautiful and she gives fantastic talks! 🤩
Join us tomorrow as Dr. @Kylee__Morrison kicks off our Molecular Virology seminar series for the semester talking about her work in the @KalejtaLab to understand what controls viral infectivity!
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Join us tomorrow as Dr. @Kylee__Morrison kicks off our Molecular Virology seminar series for the semester talking about her work in the @KalejtaLab to understand what controls viral infectivity!
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Two @KalejtaLab papers accepted in a week definitely requires Greenbush 🍩. Congratulations Mike and Ryan! 🥳
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Congratulations to @UWMadisonMDTP graduate student Esther Wisdom on her F31 award! 🎉 We are incredibly proud of Esther and her work and excited for her ongoing science!
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Congratulations Dr. Ryan Walter on a fabulous thesis defense!! 🎉
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Excited for Ryan’s thesis defense today!
Sending all the best to Ryan Walter who will defend his thesis on Monday, July 22nd! 🥳
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Sending all the best to Ryan Walter who will defend his thesis on Monday, July 22nd! 🥳
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Doors open in 1hr. #Herpeticlegion
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On our way to the #herpeticlegion concert! Oh yeah, and #ihw2024 too 😎
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Equally as proud of my nephew Ethan. He is a surfer too!
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Happy 4th! No science today but my niece Riley learned how to wakesurf. And to a Judas Priest soundtrack (crank it up)!
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Throwback Friday. Any trainee know what this is? Hint: it is 180 degrees opposite of what Jim Alwine invented.
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