Dr. Chelsey Spriggs completed her BS in Microbiology at Michigan State University and earned a Ph.D. in Microbiology from Northwestern University. Her research interests are in studying host-pathogen interactions and more specifically how viruses utilize cellular machinery to complete various steps of their life cycles. Her thesis research focused on understanding the role of the DNA damage response in human papillomavirus replication and transformation. Now, as a postdoctoral fellow, Chelsey studies how polyomavirus exploits host motor proteins for transport and entry into the nucleus. She plans to spend a few more years training in the biochemical and high-resolution microscopy techniques necessary to answer all of her research questions and will be entering the job market in 2022.