University of Pittsburgh

Anna Guastafierro, PhD 






	
	


			

		Dr. Anna Guastafierro	
		

		

	
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Education
	
	

	
PhD in Integrative Molecular Biology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, 2013
BS in Biological Sciences, Holy Names University, 2007
        

              
   
  
 
 


  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         
        
        
        
        	
Dissertation
	
	

	In vitro analyses of Merkel cell polyomavirus cell biology	
	


        
        
        
        
 
 
   
   
















        













	
Areas of Interest
	
	

	Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC), Merkel Cell Polyomavirus (MCV), Large and small Tumor Antigens (LT and sT) 	
	






	
Why I Chose Pitt
	
	

	
I chose the University of Pittsburgh due to its excellent
research opportunities and supportive academic environment. 
	
	




	
Publications
	
	

	
Kwun, H. J; Guastafierro, A; Shuda, M; Meinke, G; Bohm, A; Moore, P. S; and Chang, Y. (2009) The minimum replication origin of merkel cell polyomavirus has a unique large T-antigen loading architecture and requires small T-antigen expression for optimal replication |  View Abstract