James was a graduate student who received his PhD from the Sullivan Lab. He is currently doing his postdoctoral research in Roy Parker’s lab at UC Boulder. 

Project description:

Characterizing function of miRNAs encoded by polyomaviruses, determining structural features of miRNAs that are important for processing, and studying novel pol III viral miRNA biogenesis.

Biography:

B.S. in Biochemistry, B.S. in Biology from University of North Texas

Selected Publications:

Rodney P. Kincaid, James M. Burke, and Christopher S. Sullivan. RNA virus microRNA that mimics a B-cell oncomiR PNAS 2012 ; published ahead of print January 30, 2012, doi:10.1073/pnas.1116107109 

Article selected by “Faculty of 1000”

“When I’m not in lab you’ll most-likely find me floating on the Guadalupe River with my son Lennon.”