Stinski discovers CMV promoter

Microbiology faculty member Mark Stinski, PhD, discovered the cytomegalovirus (CMV) promoter, which has been used by research labs around the world and by pharmaceutical companies to facilitate high expression of proteins. The patent for the CMV promoter has generated over $160 million in royalties, which have helped the UI recruit and retain faculty and establish the Stinski Endowed Chair in Microbiology and Immunology, and the Stinski Undergraduate Research Fellowship.

Date: 
Wednesday, January 1, 1992