Calendar
A distinguished professional Seminar Series is co-sponsored by
the Institute for Hepatitis and Virus Research, Hepatitis B Foundation,
and the Drexel Institute to promote scientific exchange at a national
and international level. National and international leaders in the
field are invited to speak on a regular schedule.
Seminar Series Schedule 2008
An annual Seminar Series is co-sponsored by the Institute for Hepatitis
and Virus Research (IHVR), the Hepatitis B Foundation, and the Drexel
Institute to promote scientific exchange at the national and international
level.
January 4 - 11:00 AM - John Blaho, PhD (Virology Research Division, Medical Diagnostic Laboratories)
"Apoptosis During HSV Infection"
January 11 - 11:00 AM - Shohreh Amini, PhD (Temple University Centre for Neurovirology and Cancer Biology)
"p27SJ Downregulates HIV-1 gene Expression"
January 18 - 11:00 AM - Stephan Menne, PhD (Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine)
"The Woodchuck Model for Therapy of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection Including Hepatocellular Carcinoma"
*January 22 - 4:00 PM - Joseph J. Villafranca, PhD (Senior Vice President of Operations, Tunnell Consulting)
"Drug Discovery to Commercialization: A Challenging Road"
January 25 - 11:00 AM - Anthony T. Yeung, PhD (Fox Chase Cancer Center)
"Proteomic Analysis of Pancreatic Cyst Fluids"
February 8 - 11:00 AM - Michael Pierce, PhD (University of Georgia Cancer Center)
"Exploiting Glycomics to Identify Cancer Markers"
February 14 - 11:00 AM - Dan Loeb, PhD (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
"HBV Reverse Transcription: Dynamic RNA/DNA Template Conformations Direct Genome Replication"
*February 29 - 1:30 PM - Thomas L. Richard, PhD (Pennsylvania State University)
"Science and Entrepreneurism in Alternative Energy Technologies"
March 7 - 11:00 AM - Terry Butters, PhD (University of Oxford)
"Free Oligosacharides as Evidence of Protein Degradation"
April 11 - 4:00 PM - Anna Lok, MD, MRCP (University of Michigan)
"Antiviral Drug-Resistant Hepatitis B: Can we Prevent this Monster from Growing?"
Presented through the Hepatitis B Foundation/Commonwealth Institute Distinguished Lectureship Series
April 22 - 4:00 PM - Rafi Ahmed, PhD (Emory University Vaccine Center)
"Immunological Strategies for Treating Chronic Viral Infections"
Hepatitis B Foundation’s 2008 Bruce Witte Lecturer
May 9 - 11:00 AM - Dr. Sina Bavari (Immunology, Target Identification & Translational Research, USAMRIID
“TBA"
May 16 - 2:00 PM - Pauline Rudd, PhD (National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training, University College of Dublin)
“Glycobiology: The Importance of Glycosylation from the Bench to the Clinic"
May 23 - 11:00 AM - Herman Staats, MD (Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University)
"Adjuvants and Formulations for Nasally-Administered Botulinum Vaccines: Preclinical Studies in Mice and Rabbits"
November 12 - 11:00 AM - Brian McMahon, MD (Liver Disease and Hepatitis Program, Alaska Native Medical Center)
"How Long Does Protection from Hepatitis B and A Vaccines Last?"
November 20 - 11:00 AM - Arul Chinnaiyan, MD, PhD (University of Michigan Center for Translational Pathology)
"TBA" *Regional Biotech Council (RBC) Seminar Speakers (Registration may be required)
For More Information:
Institute for Hepatitis and Virus Research
3805 Old Easton Road, Doylestown, PA 18902
Tele: 215.489.4900
Fax 215.489.4920
Email: info@ihvr.org Please note that all Seminars are held at the IHVR and Drexel Institute
located at the PA Biotechnology
Center of Bucks County in Doylestown, PA. Click
here for Travel Directions.
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