User:Andrew J. Hirning

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Andrew J. Hirning (an artistic interpretation)

• Andrew J. Hirning
• Loyola Marymount University
• 1 LMU Drive
• Los Angeles, CA 90045
• Email me through OpenWetWare

I learned about OpenWetWare from Carl R. Urbinati, and I've joined to collaborate, also for Biology 598.

Education

• 2010, BS, Biology and Biochemistry, Loyola Marymount University (in progress)
• 2006, High School Diploma, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Salt Lake City, UT

Research interests

Role of Proteins in Virus Budding

• Summer Project in Wes Sundquist Lab, University of Utah

Fluorescent Proteins

• Green Fluorescent Protein
• Red Fluorescent Protein

Publications

1. Stuchell-Brereton MD, Skalicky JJ, Kieffer C, Karren MA, Ghaffarian S, and Sundquist WI. ESCRT-III recognition by VPS4 ATPases. Nature. 2007 Oct 11;449(7163):740-4. DOI:10.1038/nature06172 |
2. Kieffer C, Skalicky JJ, Morita E, De Domenico I, Ward DM, Kaplan J, and Sundquist WI. Two distinct modes of ESCRT-III recognition are required for VPS4 functions in lysosomal protein targeting and HIV-1 budding. Dev Cell. 2008 Jul;15(1):62-73. DOI:10.1016/j.devcel.2008.05.014 |

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