Sankar Swaminathan
Professor
Department of Medicine
Huntsman Cancer Institute
United States of America
Biography
Sankar Swaminathan, MD has specialized expertise in the treatment of infectious diseases. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases. His main clinical focus is in the diagnosis and treatment of infections in immunocompromised patients, including cancer patients and transplant recipients. He has integrated a research program funded by the National Cancer institute on the role of viruses in cancers into his clinical practice.
Research Interest
Herpesvirus 1, Human Epstein-Barr Virus Infections
Publications
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Li DJ, Verma D, Swaminathan S (2012). Binding of cellular export factor REF/Aly by Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) ORF57 protein is not required for efficient KSHV lytic replication. J Virol.
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Verma D, Kim EA, Swaminathan S (2013). Cell-based screening assay for antiviral compounds targeting the ability of herpesvirus posttranscriptional regulatory proteins to stabilize viral mRNAs. J Virol, 87(19), 10742-51.
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Li DJ, Verma D, Mosbruger T, Swaminathan S (01/2014). CTCF and Rad21 Act as Host Cell Restriction Factors for Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus (KSHV) Lytic Replication by Modulating Viral Gene Transcription. PLoS Pathog, 10(1371).
