{"id":11407,"date":"2019-08-23T10:14:07","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T14:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=11407"},"modified":"2026-02-11T09:41:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T14:41:06","slug":"blossom-a-damania-phd","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/directory\/blossom-a-damania-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Blossom A. Damania, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Research Interests<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Virus-associated cancers<\/li>\n<li>cancer biology<\/li>\n<li>signal transduction<\/li>\n<li>immunology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Research Synopsis<\/h2>\n<p>Our lab is interested in the study of viral cancers associated with oncogenic human viruses such as Kaposi\u2019s sarcoma -associated herpesvirus. We study viral oncogenes, viral signaling proteins and viral transcription factors and also use animal models to study viral pathogenesis. The projects in our laboratory encompass the areas of signal transduction, apoptosis, angiogenesis, transcription and recombinant herpesvirus production. We employ the latest techniques in molecular biology, cell biology and biochemistry to investigate key issues in viral oncogenesis.<\/p>\n<p>Please visit our lab website:<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.damania.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.damania.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Publications<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/?term=damania+b\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View complete list of publications in Pubmed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Interests Virus-associated cancers cancer biology signal transduction immunology Research Synopsis Our lab is interested in the study of viral cancers associated with oncogenic human viruses such as Kaposi\u2019s sarcoma -associated herpesvirus. 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