Wesley Sundquist

Wesley Sundquist is a Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Utah School of Medicine. With a career spanning 25 years at the university, he has made groundbreaking contributions to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) replication and cell biology, transforming understanding of HIV architecture and therapeutic strategies. He directs a $24 million grant involving 18 principal investigators across nine institutions.

• Doctorate in Chemistry from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Postdoctoral fellow at MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, England

His research integrates structural biology, virology, and biochemical approaches, resulting in over 100 publications, including 16 in Cell, Nature, and Science. He is among the most cited HIV/AIDS researchers globally.

• 2017 Rosenblatt Prize
• National Academy of Sciences member
• American Academy of Arts and Sciences member

Sundquist chairs the Public Affairs Advisory Committee for the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, serves as Senior Editor for Journal of Virology, and has advised federal agencies and biotech companies. He has mentored over 40 graduate students and postdocs, emphasizing interdisciplinary scientific rigor.