RNA Viruses: Biology and Countermeasures, December 12

[Ceal Capistrano]

Title: Viruses: Biology and Countermeasures 
Date & Time: Friday, December 12, 2014, 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Location: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 136 Irving Street, Cambridge, MA
Admission: Registration is free but required.
https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07e9zxieo475a89cb2&oseq=&c=&ch=

A light lunch will be provided.

Speakers:
:: Ian Wilson, The Scripps Institute
"Broad Neutralization of Influenza Virus and Implications for Vaccine Design"

::Sean Whelan, Harvard Medical School
"RNA synthesis machines of negative-strand viruses"

:: Stephen Cusack, EMBL/Grenoble
"Insights into RNA synthesis by influenza polymerase from the crystal structure of the complete heterotrimer"

::Brian Gowen, Utah State University
"Favipiravir – A Potential Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Agent Against RNA Viruses"

::Hans-Dieter Klenk, University of Giessen
"Host Proteases - Promoters of Influenza Virus Replication and Targets of Antiviral Therapy"

::Hidde Ploegh, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
"New Strategies for Interfering with the Lifecycle of Influenza"

Co-Chairs:
Lakshmi Goyal, Cell Host & Microbe
Hidde Ploegh, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

Sponsors: Cell Host Microbe, FUJIFILM, MEDIVECTOR, and Whitehead Institute

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