Alter Geller Distinguished Professor in Immunology
Micah Luftig, PhD, is a professor and vice chair in the Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology. He also has appointments in the Departments of Medicine, Integrative Immunobiology, and Cell Biology. His research focuses on viruses that cause cancer, with an overarching goal of defining the basic molecular mechanisms underlying pathogenesis and leveraging these findings for diagnostic value and therapeutic intervention. His work primarily focuses on the common herpes virus, Epstein-Barr virus. He uses cross-disciplinary approaches to characterize the temporal dynamics and single cell heterogeneity of EBV infection to discover vulnerabilities in EBV-associated diseases and characterize new therapeutic interventions.
