Wesley Sundquist
Wesley I. Sundquist | |
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Sundquist in December, 2024 | |
| Born | September 11, 1959 |
| Alma mater | Carleton College (BA; 1981) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD; 1988) |
| Known for | Research in HIV assembly and membrane remodeling |
| Spouse | Nola Sundquist |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize (2024)
Mani L. Bhaumik Breakthrough of the Year Award TIME100: The Most Influential People of 2025 World Laureate Association (WLA) Prize (2025) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Structural biology, biochemistry, virology, cell biology |
| Institutions | University of Utah (1992) MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology |
Wesley I. Sundquist is an American biochemist. Sundquist is Samuels Chair, Distinguished Professor, and Chair of the University of Utah Department of Biochemistry. Sundquist's research focuses on cellular, molecular and structural biology of retroviruses, particularly Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and on cellular membrane remodeling by the Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport (ESCRT) pathway.