Ms. Olga González presented on the Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV). KSHV has two stages - the lytic cycle where infection occurs, and the lysogenic cycle where the virus establishes latency. It infects people through saliva, blood or sexual contact, and only causes harm in those with weak immune systems, allowing the virus to reactivate, switch cycles, and reproduce to create cancerous tumors. Her research aims to find and stop the molecular trigger of reactivation, which could help other scientists attack the virus at its source without killing healthy cells, as well as create awareness for those susceptible to infection.