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Viral
The term viral refers to an infection driven by a virus and examples include COVID-19, AIDS, measles, hepatitis, and smallpox. Viruses contain DNA or RNA and must infect host cells in order to replicate and they can damage the host during this process. Antiviral medications or vaccines can treat viral infections.
SEP 12, 2018 | 7:30 AM
There are new generations of comprehensive multiplex molecular panels available for infectious diseases syndromic diagnostics. They are able to rapidly detect and identify the most common pat...
SEP 12, 2018 | 6:00 AM
Next-generation DNA sequencing has opened new possibilities for microbial water quality monitoring, particularly for addressing emerging concerns like antibiotic resistance and opportunistic...
SEP 12, 2018 | 6:00 AM
The WHO has set ambitious targets for eliminating TB in low-incidence countries such as the US and Canada. While it’s true that the majority of TB cases in these settings arise from rea...
SEP 11, 2018 | 7:00 AM
DATE: September 11, 2018TIME: 07:00AM PDTWith increasing safety requirements, and time and financial pressure, the development of new drugs, and the execution of basic research p...
AUG 15, 2018 | 8:00 AM
DATE: August 15, 2018TIME: 08:00AM PDT, 11:00AM EDTThe failure of current chemotherapeutic strategies in the fight against cancer can be largely attributed to the occurrence of drug res...
JUL 19, 2018 | 9:00 AM
DATE: July 19, 2018TIME: 09:00am PDT Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a deadly disease with a 5 year-survival rate of approximately 6%. Despite recent...
JUN 29, 2018 | 9:00 AM
DATE: June 29, 2018TIME: 09:00AM PDT, 12:00PM EDT There is significant epidemiological evidence to suggest that the consumption of a high-broccoli diet is associated with a r...
JUN 21, 2018 | 7:30 AM
Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis also known as inflammatory bowel diseases or IBD, are characterized by chronic, recurrent inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, which result...
MAY 24, 2018 | 9:30 AM
DATE: May 24, 2018 TIME: 9:30PM PDT The current gold standard in in vitro pre-clinical cancer treatment screening remain cell lines,...
MAY 07, 2018 | 10:00 AM
Part of the Transplant Education Webinar Series, PACE accredited, Open May 7th, 2018 at 10:30am PDT, 1:30pm EDT...
APR 27, 2018 | 10:00 AM
DATE: April 27, 2018TIME: 10:00am PST, 1:00pm ESTGlioblastoma (GBM) and Medulloblastoma (MB) are the most common adult and paediatric brain tumours, both of which can have devastating c...
APR 12, 2018 | 12:00 PM
Inappropriately prescribed antibacterials for viral respiratory illness contribute to increased healthcare costs, unnecessary drug-related adverse effects, and drive antimicrobial resistance....
APR 12, 2018 | 12:00 PM
I will update the current state of our candidate RM 8376 for mixed microbial DNA detection via NGS-based sequencing and metagenomics. After community engagement to understand the metrological...
APR 12, 2018 | 9:00 AM
The Whiteson lab uses culture-independent metagenomics, metabolomics, and ecological statistics along with hypothesis driven, reductionist microbiology to answer questions about how bacteria...
