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Virus: is a biological agent that reproduces inside the cells of living hosts. When infected, a host cell produces thousands of identical copies of the original virus at an extraordinary rate.
AUG 27, 2020 | 7:00 AM
DATE: August 27, 2020 TIME: 7:00am PT Novel anti-viral medications, including biologics and small molecule inhibitors, as well as serologic diagnostic tool sets are in urgent demand to fight...
AUG 25, 2020 | 8:00 AM
DATE: August 25, 2020 TIME: 8:00am PDT, 10:00am CDT, 11:00am EDT Recombinant lentivirus (LV) and adeno-associated virus (AAV) are critical components of cell and gene therapies, which show g...
JUL 29, 2020 | 9:00 AM
July 29, 2020 TIME: 9:00am PDT, 12:009m EDT, 6:00pm CEST Hepatitis C infection, once a formidable enemy, is now a curable disease. Dramatic advances in antiviral therapies have launched a ne...
JUL 28, 2020 | 9:00 AM
DATE: July 28, 2020 TIME: 9:00 am PDT, 12:00 pm EDT The demographic profile of hepatitis B and C has seen a paradigm shift over the last 10 years and as a result clinical guidelines for hepa...
JUL 23, 2020 | 10:00 AM
DATE: July 23, 2020 TIME: 10:00am PDT, 1:00pm EDT SARS-CoV-2 virus has impacted billions of lives globally and has spurred many scientists to address some of the biggest questions regarding...
JUL 15, 2020 | 8:00 AM
DATE: July 15, 2020 TIME: 7:00am PDT, 10:00am EDT Self-isolation and quarantine measures taken by many nations during the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic have had a considerable impact on res...
JUL 01, 2020 | 8:00 AM
DATE: July 1, 2020 TIME: 8:00 am PDT, 11:00 am EDT In late 2019, researchers identified the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen as the virus responsible for COVID-19. The virus spread rapidly throughout the...
JUN 24, 2020 | 9:00 AM
DATE: June 24, 2020 TIME: 9:00am PT, 12:00pm ET Some of the key factors in viral pathogenesis are the molecular mechanisms enabling viral entry into cells. Inhibitors of viral entry are ofte...
JUN 17, 2020 | 4:30 PM
The fast spread of SARS-Cov-2 sparked much interest in understanding the underlying genomics of this 30,000bp Coronavirus. Thus far, thousands of genome assemblies are available, yet they fe...
JUN 17, 2020 | 4:30 PM
Accelerated development of mRNA-based vaccine has necessitated the transformation of standard, research grade in vitro transcription reagents into raw material specifically designed and manu...
JUN 17, 2020 | 3:00 PM
Bringing a new research surgical model into production is always a challenging endeavor, and it has become much more challenging with the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic. The virus’...
JUN 17, 2020 | 3:00 PM
When producing a quality vaccine, all manufacturers must confirm the purity as well as the stability of their formulation and final product. Sample quantity and measurement time are often th...
JUN 17, 2020 | 3:00 PM
Analysis of antigen- and virus-specific T cells is essential to the understanding of fundamental immunological processes in the contexts of e.g. infectious diseases, immuno-oncology, as well...
JUN 17, 2020 | 1:30 PM
In his 2018 TED talk “How to build synthetic DNA and send it across the internet,” Dr. Dan Gibson highlighted a unique synthetic biology approach for fighting pandemics such as S...
