Paula Cannon

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Paula Cannon
NationalityBritish
Alma mater University of Liverpool, UK
Scientific career
Fields Genetics
Institutions University of Southern California (USC)

Paula Cannon is a British geneticist and virologist, Distinguished Professor of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology at the University of Southern California. [1] She is a specialist in gene therapy, hematopoietic stem cells, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) with particular interest in gene editing and humanized mice.

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Personal life and education

She received her PhD from the University of Liverpool, and postdoctoral training at both Oxford and Harvard [1]

Academic career

Cannon's recent work is aimed at disrupting the CCR viral co-receptor, CCR5, using zinc finger nucleases(ZFNs). She also studies SARS-CoV-2 and highly pathogenic hemorrhagic fever viruses, including Ebola and Lassa fever viruses. [1]

Selected publications

Her most cited peer-reviewed publications are:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Paula Cannon, PhD | Keck School of Medicine of USC". 31 July 2018. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Google Scholar author page Accessed Nov 5, 2021