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Katharine Harris, PhD








				

		Dr. Katie Harris	
		

		    	
        
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Mentor
Dr. Carolyn Coyne
	
	


	

	
Dissertation
Manipulation of host cell death and innate immune signaling pathways by Coxsackievirus B3
	
	




	

	
Education
PhD in Molecular Virology and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2015
BS in Microbiology (Minor in French), Purdue University, 2010
	



    

























	

	
Why I chose Pitt
During my interview, I was impressed with the integration of the graduate programs and UPMC.  Having such close contact with patients makes biomedical research seem more relevant.  Additionally, I loved the city during my interview and thought it seemed like a place I could be really happy.
Following her graduation, Katie accepeted a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Chicago in the lab of Dr. Eugene Chang.
Abstracts
Harris KG and Coyne CB. "Unc93B is cleaved by host and enteroviral proteases to inhibit TLR3 signaling." American Society for Virology 31st Annual Meeting. Selected for short talk. Madison, WI. 2012
Harris KG and Coyne CB. "Unc93B is cleaved by host and enteroviral proteases." 8th Annual Molecular Virology and Microbiology Day. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. 2012
Harris K, Coyne C. "Coxsackievirus B3 protease 3Cpro cleaves Unc93B." Biomedical Graduate Student Association Symposium. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. 2011
Hafenstein S, Plevka P, Cifuente JO, Heisey A, Harris KG, Bowman VD, Chipman PR, Bator CM, Lin F, Medof ME, Rossmann MG. "Structural studies of receptor usage and effect on enterovirus capsid dynamics."  European Study Group on the Molecular Biology of Picornaviruses, Europic.  St. Andrews, Scotland. 2010
	
	




Publications
	

	
Bozym R. A, Delorme-Axford E, Harris K, Morosky S, Ikizler M, Dermody T. S, Sarkar S. N, and Coyne C. B. Focal adhesion kinase is a component of RIG-I-like receptor antiviral signaling. Cell Host Microbe. 11: 153-166. |  View Abstract
Plevka P, Hafenstein S, Harris K. G, Cifuente J. O, Zhang Y, Bowman V. D, Chipman P. R, Bator C. M, Lin F, Medof M. E, and Rossmann M. G. Interaction of decay-accelerating factor with echovirus 7. J. Virol. 84: 12665-12674. |  View Abstract