CANCELLED
When:
Thursday, May 23, 2019
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT
Where: Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center, Searle Seminar Room, 303 E. Superior, Chicago, IL 60611 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
Dr. Richard Longnecker
(312) 503-0468
Group: Department of Microbiology-Immunology Seminars/Events
Category: Lectures & Meetings
Seminar Title: From Cold Sores to Encephalitis: Herpesvirus Invasion of the Nervous System
Speaker: Gregory A. Smith, PhD , Northwestern University
Host: Richard Longnecker, PhD
Topic:
Alpha-herpesviruses robustly invade the peripheral nervous system following contact with an infected host. I will present our recent efforts to identify the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying this remarkable property, including new insights into why encephalitic infections are a rare occurrence.