David D. Dunigan
Research Professor
Department of Plant Pathology
Nebraska Center for Virology University of Nebraska-Lincoln
United States of America
Biography
David D. Dunigan has done B.S. Life Science/Chemistry from University of Southern Indiana, Ph.D., Biochemistry from The University of Connecticut and Postdoctoral Fellow, Virology from Cornell University. He was Research Professor, Department of Plant Pathology from University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Research Interest
David D. Dunigan research focuses on host-virus interactions, especially as it relates to the consequences of infection. For the past several years I have studied the chloroviruses, which are evolutionarily related to other large DNA viruses, such as asfar, asco, irido, marseille, mimi and pox viruses; collectively known as “giant viruses”. We are investigating many aspects of chloroviruses including the virion structure and function; genome structure, function and evolution; metabolic changes associated with infections, as well as the role of algal viruses in aquatic ecosystems.
