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Patrick Moore

Patrick Moore

Program: Cancer Virology

psm9@pitt.edu Hillman Cancer Center
Lab 1.8
Pittsburgh PA
Summary

Dr. Moore focuses his research on the link between viruses and cancer. Through his research, he hopes to answer why some viruses evolve to cause cancer while others cause nothing worse than the common cold. Dr. Moore and his wife, Yuan Chang, MD, discovered Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), also called human herpesvirus 8. KSHV causes Kaposi’s sarcoma, the most common malignancy occurring in AIDS patients. Kaposi’s sarcoma, a disease in which cancer cells are found in the tissues under the skin or mucous membranes, can be very aggressive in people whose immune systems are suppressed. Prior to this discovery, scientists had worked for 20 years to find an infectious agent associated with Kaposi’s sarcoma. He and Dr. Chang also are the discoverers of Merkel cell polyomavirus, which is the culprit that causes the rare and deadly skin cancer, Merkel cell carcinoma.

Research Interests and Keywords
  • Human tumor virology (KSHV, MCV, and digital transcriptome subtraction)
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