QA with Wistar's Dr. Paul Lieberman on viruses and their connection to cancers and autoimmune diseases
Oct 15, 2024
Dr. Paul M. Lieberman is leader of the Genome Regulation and Cell Signaling Program at the Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center. He studies how certain viruses, such as Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), establish a long-term latent infection that can lead to cancer or autoimmune disorders. We sat down with Lieberman to talk with him about progress in EBV research.
Dr. Paul M. Lieberman: I became interested in EBV during my graduate student introduction to virology. Someone explained that this virus…