CRISPR genome-wide screens as a tool to identify novel host genes that control viral replication
Title: CRISPR genome-wide screens as a tool to identify novel host genes that control viral replication
Speaker: Prof Michael Beard, University of Adelaide
Bio: Professor Michael Beard heads the Viral Pathogenesis Research Laboratory at The University of Adelaide. His expertise and focus are the study of positive strand RNA viruses of the Flaviviridae family such as hepatitis C virus and other closely related viruses such as Dengue, West Nile Virus and more recently Zika virus. His laboratory is interested in the innate immune response to viral infection and characterising the host antiviral response through the expression of interferon stimulated genes. His team employs cutting edge molecular techniques such as CRISPR-related genome wide knockout and activator screens to identify novel host factors involved in viral lifecycles and host viral control.
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