Professor
Patricia G. Spear
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Immunologist; Molecular biologist; Educator
Area
Biological Sciences
Specialty
Microbiology and Immunology
Elected
2003
Professor Emerita of Microbiology-Immunology. Leader in studying the molecular basis of infectious diseases. Research focuses on herpes simplex virus. Identified viral proteins and cell surface molecules (receptors) that interact to enable viral entry into cells, and demonstrated that a cascade of receptor-ligand interactions is required.
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