Markus Thali, PhD
Professor
Investigating Virus-Cell Relationships
markus.thali@med.uvm.edu
318B Stafford Hall
95 Carrigan Drive
Burlington, VT 05405
United States
Affiliated Department(s)
Dept of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
BIO
- Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of Zürich, Switzerland in 1990
- Postdoctoral research with Joseph Sodroski at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Medical School
- Assistant Professor at the University of Lausanne
- Joined the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics late in 1999
Courses
- MMG 3330 Genetics & Genomics
- MMG 6990 Ethics in Graduate Research
- HCOL 2000 Viruses in Eco & Human Health
Publications
Area(s) of expertise
- Our group is interested in understanding how information (genetic, biochemical) can be transmitted from cell to cell and how such information flow determines the fate of cells, tissues, and ultimately organisms.
- The role of Retrovirus HIV-1subpopulation cells play in virus spread.
- How tetraspanins control trophoblast fusion, thus securing normal placenta development during pregnancy.
Bio
- Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of Zürich, Switzerland in 1990
- Postdoctoral research with Joseph Sodroski at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Medical School
- Assistant Professor at the University of Lausanne
- Joined the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics late in 1999
Courses
- MMG 3330 Genetics & Genomics
- MMG 6990 Ethics in Graduate Research
- HCOL 2000 Viruses in Eco & Human Health
Publications
Areas of Expertise
- Our group is interested in understanding how information (genetic, biochemical) can be transmitted from cell to cell and how such information flow determines the fate of cells, tissues, and ultimately organisms.
- The role of Retrovirus HIV-1subpopulation cells play in virus spread.
- How tetraspanins control trophoblast fusion, thus securing normal placenta development during pregnancy.
Lab Team Members
Markus Thali, PI; Mel Symeonides, (role);
Lab Technicians: Madeline Carr, Petra Velijkovic;
PhD Student: Jon Girard;
Masters Student: Keegan Smith;
Undergraduate Students: Emily Mynar, Samantha Tafrate, Christen Frandina, Tatum Cubrilovic.
Lab Technicians: Madeline Carr, Petra Velijkovic;
PhD Student: Jon Girard;
Masters Student: Keegan Smith;
Undergraduate Students: Emily Mynar, Samantha Tafrate, Christen Frandina, Tatum Cubrilovic.