Dr. Thomas White, Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, New York will present a seminar on “Connexion Hemichannels in Congenital Skin Disorders”.
Date: Thursday, April 28, 2016
Time: 12:30 pm
Location: LSC 3
Members of the human herpesvirus family infect nearly everyone on Earth, beginning in early childhood, and are responsible for an enormous global burden of disease. These viruses, which include herpes simplex virus and Epstein-Barr virus, all have the ability to establish latency in long-lived cells and persist for the life of the infected individual.
Dr. Gantt has conducted prospective cohort studies, following children from birth and studying transmission and primary herpesvirus infection within households. He has detected frequent transmission events that do not result in established infection. The implications of this work for herpesvirus vaccine development will be discussed.
There is no advance registration for this free event and spaces are limited, so please arrive early, to avoid disappointment.
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