BLACKSBURG, Va., Aug. 20 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
Every time your body fights a virus, cells are making split-second decisions that determine whether an infection spreads or stops. Some sacrifice themselves to protect the tissue around them. Others are hijacked before they get the chance. A Virginia Tech virologist just won a rare federal award to find out what tips the balance.
James Weger-Lucarelli, associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, received a five-year, $2.01 million award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences in July to investigate how infected cells liv...