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2011-2012 Seminar Series


2011 – 2012

*All seminars are on Tuesdays at 5:00PM in Weiss 305 unless otherwise noted.

October 4, 2011
"Insights into hepatitis C virus infection and pathogenesis from studies of infected donors and recipients"
Michael P. Busch, MD, PhD
Blood Systems Research Institute

November 1, 2011
"Discovery of Telaprevir - A novel protease inhibitor for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection"
Ann D. Kwong, PhD
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

November 9, 2011 - Wednesday
"Structure and function of hepatitis C virus nonstructural protein 4B"
Darius Moradpour, MD
University of Lausanne

November 15, 2011
"Cellular cofactors and culture systems for HCV infection"
Hengli Tang, PhD
Florida State University

November 29, 2011
"Role of genetic variation in host factors for HCV infection"
Thomas von Hahn, MD
Hannover Medical School

January 17, 2012
"Masking of the HCV genome by liver-specific microRNA complexes"
Peter Sarnow, PhD
Stanford University

January 31, 2012
"Race and ethnicity in HCV"
Andrew J. Muir, MD, MHS
Duke University

February 28, 2012
"Novel antiviral strategies targeting hepatitis C virus entry factors"
Thomas Baumert, MD
Duke University

March 13, 2012 - Weiss 301
"Pluripotent Stem Cells as a Model of Human Liver Development and Disease"
Stephen Duncan, D. Phil.
Medical College of Wisconsin

March 27, 2012
"Hepatitis C virus genotypes and studies in novel culture systems"
Jens Bukh, MD
University of Copenhagen

April 24, 2012
"Antiviral and autoimmune antibodies elicited in hepatitis C virus infection"
Mansun Law, D.Phil.
The Scripps Research Institute

May 8, 2012
"RNA virus diversity, adaptation and pathogenesis"
Raul Andino, PhD
University of California, San Francisco

May 22, 2012
"Hepatitis C virus deletion mutants in chronic HCV infection and their role in liver disease severity"
Raffaele De Francesco, PhD
Istituto Nazionale di Genetica Moleculare



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