Tanya Dragic, Ph.D.

Tanya Dragic, Ph.D., began her career as a tenure-track faculty member in Microbiology & Immunology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where she led an NIH-funded virology research program and mentored the next generation of scientists. After a decade at the bench, she transitioned into scientific writing and communication, supporting hundreds of investigators across academia, biotech, and nonprofit institutions. She is now a science writer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where she collaborates with physician-scientists to develop clear and compelling grant proposals, clinical trial protocols, and research strategies that advance cancer discovery and treatment.

1. Falkowska E., J.P. Gardner, E.G. Cormier, R.J. Durso, R.A. Arrigale, R. Ogawa, G.P. Donovan, P.J. Maddon, Olson W.C. and T. Dragic. (2006) The Role of L-SIGN (CD209L) Polymorphisms in binding and trans-Infection of hepatitis C virus. J. Gen. Virol. 87: 2571
2. Meertens, L., C. Bertaux and T. Dragic. (2006) Hepatitis C Virus Entry Requires a Critical Postinternalization Step and Delivery to Early Endosomes via Clathrin-Coated Vesicles. J. Virol. 80: 11571
3. Bertaux C., D. Daelemans, L. Meertens, E.G. Cormier, J.F. Reinus, W.J. Peumans, E.J.M. Van Damme, Y. Igarashi, T. Oki, D. Schols, T. Dragic and J. Balzarini. (2007) Entry of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 and Hepatitis C Virus is Selectively Inhibited by Carbohydrate-Binding Agents but not by Polyanions. Virology 366: 40
4. Falkowska E., F. Kajumo, F. Tsamis, E. Garcia, J. Reinus and T. Dragic. (2007) HCV Envelope Glycoprotein E2 glycans play a role in entry, CD81 binding and neutralization. J. Virol. 81:8072
5. Meertens L., C. Bertaux C, L. Cukierman, E. Cormier and T. Dragic. (2008) The tight junction proteins claudin-6 and -9 are entry cofactors for the Hepatitis C virus. J. Virol. 82: 3555
6. Cukierman, L., Meertens, L., Bertaux, C., Kajumo, F. and T. Dragic. Residues in a highly conserved Claudin-1 motif mediate the formation of cell-cell contacts that are required for Hepatitis C virus entry. J. Virol. 83: 5477
7. Meertens L., C. Bertaux C, L. Cukierman, E. Cormier and T. Dragic. (2008) The tight junction proteins claudin-6 and -9 are entry cofactors for the Hepatitis C virus. J. Virol. 82: 3555
8. Cukierman, L., Meertens, L., Bertaux, C., Kajumo, F. and T. Dragic. Residues in a highly conserved Claudin-1 motif mediate the formation of cell-cell contacts that are required for Hepatitis C virus entry. J. Virol. 83: 5477