Kyle Vrtis
| 2004-2008 | B.S. Chemistry | Northern Michigan University |
| 2009-2013 | Ph.D. Chemistry | Wayne State University (supervisors: Dr. David Rueda and Dr. Louis Romano) |
| 2013-Present | Postdoctoral fellow | Harvard Medical School (supervisor: Dr. Johannes Walter) |
| 2012 | Thomas C. Rumble Fellowship (WSU) |
| 2013 | Outstanding Biological Chemistry Student (WSU)y |
| 2015-Present | American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellow |
Vrtis, K. B., Dewar, J. M., Chistol, G., Wu, R. A., Graham, T. G., Walter, J. C. (2021). Single-strand DNA breaks cause replisome disassembly. Mol Cell. 81(6): 1309-1318.
Vrtis, K.B.*, Markiewicz, R.P., Romano, L.J., Rueda, D. (2013). Carcinogenic DNA adducts induce distinct DNA polymerase binding orientations. Nucleic Acids Research. 41: 7843-7853.
(NAR cover image)
Vrtis, K. B., Markiewicz, R., Romano, L. J., Rueda, D. (2013). Unveiling DNA Polymerase Synthesis, Proofreading, and Mutagenesis Activities-One Molecule at a Time. Biophysical Journal. 104(2): 176a.
Vrtis, K.B.*, Markiewicz, R.P.*, Rueda, D., and Romano, L.J. (2012). Single-molecule microscopy reveals new insights into nucleotide selection by DNA polymerase I. Nucleic Acids Research. 40: 7975-7984.
*co-first authors (Featured Article; NAR cover image)