Chelsey spriggs
Post-doctoral Fellow
Research: The role of molecular motors in Polyomavirus infection
Chelsey completed her PhD at Northwestern University where she studied human papillomavirus replication. Her interest in viral-host interactions brought her to the Tsai lab where she studies polyomavirus trafficking to the nucleus. Outside of lab, Chelsey enjoys painting, spending time with family and friends, and petting alpacas.
XIAOFANG LIU
Post-doctoral fellow
Research: Elucidating the role of host membrane factors in SV40 infection
Born in China, and finished her PhD in virology in Tohoku University in Japan between Oct 2011-Sep 2015. After a year of Post-doctoral research in Tohoku University, she moved to Ann Arbor with her family in Nov 2016. Currently, she is elucidating the mechanism of SV40 entry into the ER using biochemical and imaging techniques. In her spare time, she cooks, reads Bible, spends time with her kid and friends.
Tsai Lab
parikshit bagchi
Research Investigator
Research: Study on the role of ER proteins in SV40 ER to cytosol trafficking
CHen Yu-Jie
Post-doctoral Fellow
Research: Studying the role of ER proteins in SV40 and Zika Virus infection
Jay completed his PhD program at the Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. After a year of postdoctoral research in Academia Sinica, he moved to Ann Arbor to join the Tsai lab. Jay applies molecular biological and biochemical techniques to study viral infection pathways of polyomavirus and flavivirus. In his free time, Jay loves to play and watch sports.
