Postdoctoral training in Virology, University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center (2009-2013) Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine (2008) Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (2003)

Hurwitz, S.N., M.M. Conlon, M.A. Rider, D.G. Meckes, Jr. 2016. Nanoparticle analysis sheds budding insights into genetic drives of extracellular vesicle biogenesis. J. Extracell. Vesicles. 5:31295 Rider, M.A., S.N. Hurwitz, D.G. Meckes, Jr. 2016. ExtraPEG: A Polyethylene Glycol-Based Method for Enrichment of Extracellular Vesicles. Sci. Rep. 6:2397. Meckes, D.G., Jr. 2015. Exosomal Communication Goes Viral. J Virol. 10:5200-3. Epub 2015 March 4 Meckes, D.G., Jr. (2014) Affinity purification combined with mass spectrometry to identify HSV protein-protein interactions. Methods Mol Biol. 1144:209-22. Meckes, D.G., Jr., H. P. Gunawardena, R.M. Dekroon, P.R. Heaton, R. Hood Edwards, S. Ozgur, J.D. Griffith, B. Damania, N. Raab-Traub. (2013) Modulation of B-cell exosome proteins by gamma herpesvirus infection. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 110:2925-33. Meckes, D.G., Jr. and N. Raab-Traub. Mining Epstein-Barr Virus LMP1 Signaling Networks. Jornal of Carcinogenesis and Mutagenesis. Special Issue on viral oncoproteomics. (in press) Meckes, D. G., Jr., N. F. Menaker, and N. Raab-Traub (2013) Epstein-Barr virus LMP1 modulates lipid raft microdomains and the vimentin cytoskeleton for signal transduction and transformation. J Virol 87:1301-1311. Meckes, D. G., Jr., and N. Raab-Traub (2011) Microvesicles and viral infection. J Virol 85:12844-12854. Yeh, P. C., J. Han, P. Chadha, D. G. Meckes, Jr., M. D. Ward, O. J. Semmes, and J. W. Wills (2011) Direct and specific binding of the UL16 tegument protein of herpes simplex virus to the cytoplasmic tail of glycoprotein E. J Virol 85:9425-9436. Han, J., P. Chadha, D. G. Meckes, Jr., N. L. Baird, and J. W. Wills (2011) Interaction and interdependent packaging of tegument protein UL11 and glycoprotein E of herpes simplex virus. J Virol 85:9437-9446. Kung, C. P.*, D. G. Meckes, Jr.*, and N. Raab-Traub (2011) Epstein-Barr virus LMP1 activates EGFR, STAT3, and ERK through effects on PKCdelta. J Virol 85:4399-4408. *These authors contributed equally to this work. Meckes, D. G., Jr., K. H. Shair, A. R. Marquitz, C. P. Kung, R. H. Edwards, and N. Raab-Traub (2010) Human tumor virus utilizes exosomes for intercellular communication. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 107:20370-20375. Meckes, D. G., Jr., J. A. Marsh, and J. W. Wills (2010) Complex mechanisms for the packaging of the UL16 tegument protein into herpes simplex virus. Virology 398:208-213. Harper, A. L.*, D. G. Meckes, Jr.*, J. A. Marsh*, M. D. Ward, P. C. Yeh, N. L. Baird, C. B. Wilson, O. J. Semmes, and J. W. Wills (2010) Interaction domains of the UL16 and UL21 tegument proteins of herpes simplex virus. J Virol 84:2963-2971. *These authors contributed equally to this work. Meckes, D. G., Jr., and J. W. Wills (2008) Structural rearrangement within an enveloped virus upon binding to the host cell. J Virol 82:10429-10435. Yeh, P. C., D. G. Meckes, Jr., and J. W. Wills (2008) Analysis of the interaction between the UL11 and UL16 tegument proteins of herpes simplex virus. J Virol 82:10693-10700. Meckes, D. G., Jr., and J. W. Wills (2007) Dynamic interactions of the UL16 tegument protein with the capsid of herpes simplex virus. J Virol 81:13028-13036.