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July 25, 2024 2024 Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology awarded to F. William Studier for T7 Technology [VIDEO] Produced by the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard F. William Studier of Brookhaven National Laboratory has won the 2024 Richard N. Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology for his...

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Gamma-herpesvirus kinase actively initiates a DNA damage response by inducing phosphorylation of H2AX to foster viral replication.

Tarakanova, Vera L, Van Leung-Pineda, Seungmin Hwang, Chiao-Wen Yang, Katie Matatall, Mickael Basson, Ren Sun, Helen Piwnica-Worms, Barry P Sleckman, and Herbert W Virgin. 2007. “Gamma-Herpesvirus Kinase Actively Initiates a DNA Damage Response by Inducing Phosphorylation of H2AX to Foster Viral Replication.”. Cell Host & Microbe 1 (4): 275-86.