Dr. Chappell successfully defended her thesis, Nov. 30!
PhD Thesis: “KSHV Viral Protein Kinase (vPK) Interacts with USP9X to Modulate the Viral Lifecycle.”
Mentor: Blossom Damania, PhD
Danielle has accepted a position as an Associate Medical Writer at PPD. We wish her all the best!
Publications
Chappell DL, Sandhu PK, Wong JP, Bhatt AP, Liu X, Buhrlage SJ, Temple BRS, Major MB, Damania B. KSHV Viral Protein Kinase Interacts with USP9X to Modulate the Viral Lifecycle. J Virol. 2023 Mar 30;97(3):e0176322. https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.01763-22. Epub 2023 Mar 6. PMID: 36995092; PMCID: PMC10062123. [Updated 4/5/23]
Chappell DL, White MC, Damania B. Proteomic approaches to investigate gammaherpesvirus biology and associated tumorigenesis. Adv Virus Res. 2021;109:201-254. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.aivir.2020.10.001. Epub 2020 Nov 9. PMID: 33934828; PMCID: PMC8127003.
McNamara RP, Caro-Vegas C, Landis JT, Moorad R, Pluta LJ, Eason AB, Thompson C, Bailey A, Villamor FCS, Lange PT, Wong JP, Seltzer T, Seltzer J, Zhou Y, Vahrson W, Juarez A, Meyo JO, Calabre T, Broussard G, Rivera-Soto R, Chappell DL, Baric RS, Damania B, Miller MB, Dittmer DP. High-Density Amplicon Sequencing Identifies Community Spread and Ongoing Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in the Southern United States. Cell Rep. 2020 Nov 3;33(5):108352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108352. Epub 2020 Oct 20. PMID: 33113345; PMCID: PMC7574689.
Awards
UNC Training Initiatives in Biological & Biomedical Sciences ImPACT Internship Awardee, 2022
Burroughs Welcome Fund Graduate Diversity Enrichment Award, 2021
National Cancer Institute (NCI) Diversity Supplement Award, 2020-2023
Pharmacology Student Scholar Award, 2020
Royster Society of Fellows, 2017-2022
Highlights
Bias, misinformation, and COVID-19 podcast with Danielle Chappell, 2020
Extracurricular Activities/Positions
Founding member of the Medical and Regulatory Affairs (MedRAC) career cohort, formerly MSL@UNC: Medical Science Liaison Career Cohort, 2020-present
Graduate Professional Student Government Senator, Oversight and Advocacy Committee (O&A), 2019-2020
Pics from Danielle’s defense. Click for larger view.
