RefNo | EC/2022/22 |
Level | Item |
Title | Lehner, Paul: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
Date | 21 April 2022 |
Description | Certificate endorsing election of Paul Lehner as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Includes personal details of the elected Fellow, citation giving the reasons for election, and names of proposers. Signed by the Executive Director of the Royal Society, Julie Maxton. |
Citation | Paul Lehner is a pioneer in studying virus-host antagonism. Imaginatively applying unbiased quantitative proteomics to viral evasion he transformed our understanding of how human viruses remodel the infected cell landscape. Using genetic screens, he discovered the ‘HUSH’ epigenetic silencing complex that discriminates newly-introduced retroelements from endogenous genes, uncovering a novel transcription-dependent, vertebrate genome surveillance system that protects the genome from integrating retroviruses (e.g. HIV) and retrotransposons. HUSH’s unique ability to differentiate self from non-self genomic DNA, through recognition of intronless DNA, provides unanticipated mechanistic insight into self-recognition at the genomic level, paving the way to applications in medicine and biotechnology. |
Extent | 4p |
Format | Computer printout |
PhysicalDescription | A4 papers |
AccessStatus | Closed |
AccessConditions | Election certificates are subject to 50 year closure period from date of election. Details of proposers and date certificate was first submitted for candidacy are kept confidential until the 50 year closure period has elapsed. |