RESEARCH SUMMARY

Scarlett earned her Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, under the mentorship of Dr. George F. Gao and Dr. Yoshihiro Kitamura. During that period she studied the molecular basis for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) replication and the antiviral mechanisms of interferon-stimulated genes. Subsequently, she performed postdoctoral work with Dr. Tetsuro Suzuki in Japan, where she focused on mechanisms of HCV genome incorporation and particle assembly. In 2017, she joined the Compton Lab and currently holds the position of Research Fellow. Scarlett studies how pathways involved in cellular homeostasis influence cell-intrinsic immunity to virus infection.

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