Walther Mothes, PhD
Paul B. Beeson Professor of Medicine and Professor of Microbial PathogenesisCards
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Paul B. Beeson Professor of Medicine and Professor of Microbial Pathogenesis
Co-Director of Graduate Admissions (DGA), Microbiology PhD Program of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biography
Dr. Mothes studied chemistry (Diploma 1993) and received a Ph.D. in cell biology (Humboldt-University Berlin, 1998) for his studies on protein secretion and membrane protein integration at the endoplasmic reticulum under the mentorship of Dr. Tom Rapoport at Harvard Medical School. He worked as a postdoctoral fellow with Dr. John Young and James Cunningham on retroviral entry before he started his own laboratory at Yale University in 2001. Dr. Mothes received Tenure in 2011, was promoted to Full Professor in 2016, and became the Paul B. Beeson Professor of Medicine in 2021.
Appointments
Microbial Pathogenesis
ProfessorPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Cancer Immunology
- Center for Infection and Immunity
- HPV Working Group (Niccolai Lab)
- Microbial Pathogenesis
- Microbiology
- Molecular Virology
- Mothes Lab
- Slayman House Affiliates
- Virology Laboratories
- Yale Cancer Center
- Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS)
- Yale Ventures
- Yale-UPR Integrated HIV Basic and Clinical Sciences Initiative
Education & Training
- PhD
- Humboldt University of Berlin (1998)
- BC
- Humboldt University of Berlin (1993)
Research
Overview
Medical Research Interests
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
News & Links
News
- October 24, 2024Source: Retrovirology
The KT Jeang retrovirology prize 2024: Walther Mothes
- August 15, 2024
COVID-19: New Research Shows How the Virus Enters Our Cells and May Lead to Better Vaccines
- November 22, 2023
How Does HIV Bind to Our T Cells? New Study Reveals the Steps
- August 18, 2021Source: Science Daily
Videos capture lethal progress of COVID-19 virus