Hong Liu

This study identifies Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in a subset of HIV-associated conjunctival squamous cell carcinomas and establishes an epithelial model to study host responses to EBV infection.

The paper identifies BRRF1 as a key driver of transcriptome-wide splicing defects during gammaherpesvirus reactivation by hijacking the CCR4-NOT complex.

This study shows IL-17 directly triggers EBV lytic reactivation in latently infected human B cells through activation of Zta and downstream viral genes.

This study identifies Topoisomerase I as a conserved regulator of satellite DNA transcription across species, showing its role in centromere function and DNA damage response.