Peter Volberding

Mentor: Weiguo Cui, PhD
Year Entered MCW: 2015
Previous Education: BS, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, 2009

Biology of T cells during chronic viral infections

“I am studying how T cells adapt their metabolism to the challenges of controlling a chronic viral infection. Understanding the factors that underlie T cell function will be instrumental to the design of strategies to combat a variety of public health issues including HCV, HIV, and cancer.”