Erica L. Sanchez

Assistant Professor - Biological Sciences

My group studies Kaposi's Sarcoma Herpesvirus (KSHV) and how it modulates host cell metabolism, signaling, and survival using tissue culture models and molecular biology techniques. I mentor undergraduates & graduate students in the laboratory & teach microbiology.

+1 (972) 883-6501
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Sanchez Lab Website
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About Erica L. Sanchez

Professional Preparation

Postdoctoral Fellowship - NIH IRACDA Fellow: Cell Biology
University of California San Francisco - 2019

PhD - Molecular and Cellular Biology
University of Washington - 2016

Postbaccalaureate Training - National Institute of Human Genome Research
NIH - 2010

BS - Molecular and Cellular Biology
University of California Davis - 2009

Publications

vGPCR-Mediated ANO1 Modulation of Apoptosis Regulates Lytic KSHV Infection 2026 - Journal Article

Plastic-Derived Pollutants as Emerging Modifiers of Viral Diseases 2026 - Journal Article

vGPCR-mediated ANO1 Modulation of Apoptosis Regulates Lytic KSHV Infection 2026 - Other

Global Lipidomic Analysis of Lytic KSHV Infection: The lipid chaperone FABP4 is required for maximal infectious virion production 2026 - Other

Global Metabolomic Analysis of Lytic KSHV Infection: Induced Host Nucleotide Metabolism is Required for Infectious Virus Production 2026 - Other

LANA-dependent Interaction of Host Factors DAXX and BRD4 Impact KSHV Lytic Replication 2026 - Other

Omics-Level Approaches to Studying Gammaherpesvirus Infection 2026 - Journal Article

Metabolomic Analysis of Lytic KSHV Infection: Induced Host Nucleotide Metabolism Is Required for Infectious Virus Production 2026 - Journal Article

Awards

Faculty Mentor Award - American Society for Microbiology Texas Branch [2026]

R35 MIRA - National Institutes of Health [2025]

UCSF Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring - University of California San Francisco [2019]

Linton-Poodry SACNAS Leadership Institute (LPSLI) - SACNAS [2018]

Appointments

Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
University of Texas at Dallas [2023–Present]

Assistant Professor of Biology
San Francisco State University [2020–2022]

Projects

Please visit ericasanchezlab.com for more details!

Presentations

Invited Keynote Speaker: Texas Branch American Society for Microbiology

2026/03

Invited Keynote Speaker: University of California San Diego IRACDA Program

2025/05

Texas American Society for Microbiology Faculty Mentor Award Talk

2026/10

Student-invited Biology Seminar Speaker: University of Utah

2026/05

Invited Speaker: ABRCMS Plenary Session on Mental Health and Wellness

2023/11

News Articles

UTD Office of Research and Innovation

Reviewing the Sanchez lab's NIH MIRA R35 Grant!

Activities

UTD SACNAS Faculty Advisor

Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans UTD Chapter

www.sacnas.org

Affiliations

SACNAS (Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science) Lifetime Member

www.sacnas.org

American Society for Cell Biology Member

https://www.ascb.org/

American Society for Microbiology Member

https://asm.org/
https://txasm.org/

American Society for Virology member

https://www.asv.org/

Funding

NIGMS R35 Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award Early Stage Investigator

$2,169,750 - National Institutes of Health [2025/08–2030/07]

Molecular Mechanisms Drive Metabolic and Lipid Profiles that Define Cells in the Latent and Lytic Stages of Viral Infection

HIV Accessory & Regulatory Complexes--Collaborative Development Award (HARC CDA)-New Investigator Award

$234,000 - National Institutes of Health and UCSF [2024/05–2025/04]

Seed Grant for New HIV Metabolism project and travel to annual meeting