When:
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT
Where: Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center, Baldwin Auditorium, 303 E. Superior, Chicago, IL 60611 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
Dr. Eva Gottwein
(312) 503-3075
Group: Department of Microbiology-Immunology Seminars/Events
Category: Lectures & Meetings
Title:
"Immunopathogenesis of Two Eemerging Arboviruses, Zika Virus and SFST Virus"
Jae U. Jung, PhD - University of Southern California
Hosts: Eva Gottwein, PhD & Richard Longnecker, PhD
Description:
The recent global (re)emergence of arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) raises considerable public health concern. The re-emergence of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection of pregnant women has been associated with microcephaly and nervous system malformations. Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia virus (SFTSV) is an emerging Bunyavirus and has a fatality rate of 10-30% by causing multiple organ failure, thrombocytopenia, and leukopenia. Understanding how ZIKV and SFTSV evade host immune system and cause diseases is the main topics of my talk.