Martha Hutchens
e-mail address: hutchmar@umich.edu

Mentor: Gary Luker, MD /Joel Swanson, PhD

Research Description

I am investigating the role of toll-like receptor 3 signaling in mediating the host response to vaccinia virus infection.


Publications

Luker KE, Hutchens M, Schultz T, Pekosz A, Luker GD. Bioluminescence imaging of vaccinia virus: effects of interferon on viral replication and spread. Virology. 2005 Oct 25;341(2):284-300.

Rivera R, Hutchens M, Luker KE, Sonstein J, Curtis JL, Luker GD. Murine alveolar macrophages limit replication of vaccinia virus. Virology. 2007 Jun 20;363(1):48-58.

Hutchens M, Luker GD. Applications of bioluminescence imaging to the study of infectious diseases. Cell Microbiol. 2007 Jun 24.