Rate Professor Paul Ahlquist

Academic Profile

Academic Background: PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1981.

Research Interests: Molecular mechanisms of viral replication, virus-host interactions, and viral pathogenesis, with a focus on positive-strand RNA viruses.

Appointments: Professor of Plant Pathology; Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator; Member, National Academy of Sciences.

Awards: American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow; National Academy of Sciences Member.

Publications: Numerous articles in journals like Journal of Virology and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on viral replication mechanisms.

Additional Contributions: Leads the Ahlquist Lab at UW-Madison, focusing on virology research with implications for antiviral strategies.