In viral genetics, scientists study the life cycle of viruses from a genetic perspective. They may study various aspects of viral biology including how the genes affect biophysical, biochemical, and biologic pathways critical to the virus' survival.
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Gene therapy holds potential for treating neurological diseases by delivering genetic information into specific cell types. However, selective and efficient targeting of cell types remains c...
JUL 26, 2023 | 1:50 PM
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The use of adeno-associated viruses (AAV) as gene delivery vectors has vast potential for the treatment of many severe human diseases. A small group of intensively studied AAV capsids have b...
JUN 08, 2023 | 9:00 AM
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In the emergency department, distinguishing between bacterial and viral infections can be challenging, leading to inappropriate use of antibiotics that may contribute to the development of b...
APR 20, 2023 | 7:00 AM
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Date: April 20, 2023 Time: 7:00am (PDT), 10:00am (EDT), 4:00pm (CEST) A recent systematic review found that more than half of known infectious diseases will be aggravated by climate hazards,...
FEB 22, 2023 | 9:00 AM
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Date: February 22, 2023 Time: 9:00am (PST), 12:00pm (EST), 6:00pm (CET) Circular plasmid DNA has traditionally been used as a stable and efficient vector for gene expression and HDR-mediated...
JAN 17, 2023 | 9:00 AM
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Date: January 17, 2023 Time: 9:00am (PST), 12:00pm (EST), 6:00pm (CET) As SARS-CoV-2 infections continue to ebb and flow, other respiratory viruses have made a big comeback on the world stag...
Date: November 15, 2022 Time: 8:00am (PST), 11:00am (EST), 5:00pm (CET) Waterborne pathogens lead to deteriorating water quality and challenge global health and economy. The latest U.S. Envi...
Date: September 14, 2022 Time: 10:00am (PDT), 1:00pm (EDT), 7:00pm (CEST) Virus-like particles (VLPs) are nanostructures that possess diverse applications in therapeutics, immunization, and...
Date: August 16, 2022 Time: 7:00am (PDT), 10:00am (EDT), 4:00pm (CEST) In this session, researchers, clinicians, and program implementers from four countries will address the disruption in co...
Date: July 28, 2022 Time: 6:00am (PDT), 9:00am (EDT) Hepatitis B and C continues to be a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality, resulting in 1.1 million deaths and 3 million new in...
Date: July 26, 2022 Time: 9:00am (PDT), 12:00pm (EDT), 6:00pm (CEST) Organoids and spheroids are increasingly being used in many research applications, including drug discovery, toxicology,...
Biopharmaceutical discovery, development and manufacturing requires the use of genetic analysis across the development continuum. Sanger sequencing and fragment analysis by capillary electro...
Date: May 17, 2022 Time: 9:00am (PDT), 12:00pm (EDT), 8:00pm (CEST) Gene therapeutics have great potential to treat many severe diseases in an unprecedented, targeted manner. The biopharmace...
Date: December 14, 2021 Time: 6:00am (PST), 9:00am (EST) Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a single-stranded positive-sense RNA virus and is a leading cause of acute viral hepatitis worldwide. The...
Date: November 18, 2021 Time: 8:00am (PDT), 11:00am (EDT) Keep ahead in CAR T and CAR NK cell research. We introduce advanced techniques for generating and characterizing engineered immune c...
Date: November 15, 2021 Time: 6:00am (PDT), 9:00am (EDT) Targeted sequencing of respiratory viruses’ genomes is important to identify novel viral variants. Compared to amplicon sequenc...
Date: October 28, 2021 Time: 9:00am (PDT), 12:00pm (EDT) Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) uses a stand-displacing DNA polymerase and four to six primers to rapidly amplify DNA a...
Date: October 27, 2021 Time: 10:00am (PDT), 1:00pm (EDT) The COVID-19 pandemic has brought global awareness to the dangers of emerging pathogens to human health and welfare. Common molecular...
Since late 2020, several prominent SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern have emerged, harboring specific mutations which increase viral transmissibility Delta variant) and which appear to reduce t...
One significant challenge with SARS-CoV-2 wastewater monitoring is the lack of optimized and standardized sample processing steps, from sample collection to RNA detection. Viral concentratio...
This presentation “SARS-CoV-2 Related Workflow and Solutions: Detection and Genotyping” will focus on strategies for the testing and detection of SARS-CoV-2, including multiplexe...
Cas9 based therapeutics have the potential to revolutionize the treatment of genetic diseases. However, safe and effective methods for delivering Cas9 protein, gRNA and donor DNA need to be...