When:
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT
Where: Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center, Baldwin Auditorium, 303 E. Superior, Chicago, IL 60611 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
Cynthia Naugles
(312) 503-0489
Group: Department of Microbiology-Immunology Seminars/Events
Category: Lectures & Meetings
Title: Host Manipulation by Epstein-Barr Virus
Speaker: Lori Frappier, PhD, Professor and Graduate Coordinator, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto
Topic:
Epstein Barr virus (EBV) infects most people and is a causative agent in some times of cancer and multiple sclerosis. It’s lytic infectious cycle involves the expression of ~70 EBV proteins, many of which are poorly characterized but likely to have roles in manipulating cellular processes to facilitate efficient infection. My lab uses proteomics approaches to uncover cellular functions of EBV proteins. New roles that we discovered for EBV proteins in disabling cellular antiviral proteins and miRNA function will be discussed.
Host: Richard Longnecker, PhD, Professor, Department of Mirobiology-Immunology