IDP Students


	Advanced Concentration	Genetics
	Mentor	Rolf Renne, Ph.D.
	Department	Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
	Enrolled	August 2006
	Lab Room	CGR 375E
	Lab Phone	273-8214
	E-mail	kplais4@ufl.edu
Education
B.S., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge - Biochemistry
Dissertation Research
"Analysis of KSHV-encoded miRNAs in the establishment and maintenance of viral latency"
Publications
Skalsky, R.L., Samols, M.A., Plaisance, K.B., Boss, I.W., Riva, A., Lopez, C., Baker, H.V., and R. Renne. Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus encodes an ortholog of the miR-155 microRNA family. J Virol. 2007 Dec;81(23):12836-45 2007 Sep 19; [Epub ahead of print]

Abstracts Presented at Meetings
1) 11^th Southeastern Regional Virology Conference, Atlanta 2006. Skalsky, M.A. Samols, K.B. Plaisance, I.W. Boss, A. Riva, M.C. Lopez, H.V. Baker, and R. Renne. KSHV encodes an ortholog of miR-155. (Oral presentation) 2) 33^nd International herpesvirus workshop. 2008. July 27. Isaac W. Boss, Karlie B. Plaisance, Rebecca L. Skalsky, Alberto Riva, M., and Rolf Renne. Kaposi’s Sarcoma-associated Herpesvirus Encodes an Ortholog of miR-155. (Poster presentation).3) 11^th meeting on Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) and related agents. Birmingham, UK, July 22-26, 2008. Soo-Jin Han Jianhong Hu, Karlie Plaisance Wendell Miley Rachel Bagni, Chang Hee Kim, Denise Whitby and Rolf Renne. KSHV and cellular miRNA expression during latency and lytic reactivation in PEL cells. (submitted)4) Miami Winter Symposium: Regulatory RNA in Biology and Human Health. Miami beach, FL, February 2-6, 2008. R.L. Skalsky, M.A. Samols, K.B. Plaisance, I.W. Boss, A. Riva, M.C. Lopez, H.V. Baker, and R. Renne. KSHV encodes an ortholog of miR-155. (Poster) Miami Winter Symposium, Miami February 2-6, 2008, 11^th Southeastern Regional Virology Conference, Atlanta 2006,11^th meeting on Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) and related agents. Birmingham, UK, July 22-26, 2008.

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