Hua Zhu
Associate Professor in Department of Microbiology at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.
Our laboratory studies two herpesviruses, human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) and Varicella-Zoster virus (VZV). Our goal is to understand HCMV and VZV pathogenesis - specifically, how these viruses interact with host cells, replicate in and cause diseases.
HCMV infects approximately 80% of the adult population.HCMV is a major cause of infectious morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised individuals, especially in AIDS and transplant patients. HCMV infection also is a leading cause of birth defects.
Visit website: http://njms.rutgers.edu/departments/molecular_genetics/faculty/zhu/
See also:
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
- Graduate medical school in New Jersey.
Hua Zhu News
Lifespan of middle-aged mice increased by a third with telomerase gene therapy
CISION PR Newswire - 19-May-2022
Treatment used proprietary CMV vector which is able to deliver multiple genes into the nucleus
Read more...Viral-vector gene therapies could unlock healthy life extension in humans
Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 12-May-2022
Lifespan of mice greatly extended even when treatment only started at the equivalent of 56 years old
Read more...BioViva developing an anti-aging vaccine
Precision Vaccinations - 12-Dec-2018
Developing a virus to express several anti-aging and regenerative factors
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