The Ninth
Annual Symposium in Virology
October 2, 2009
UNL Nebraska Union
14th & R Street - Lincoln, NE
Sponsored by:
Nebraska Center for Virology,
NE-INBRE, and the 3M Foundation
Annually, our symposium in virology, presented by five national speakers who are experts in the field of virology, attracts attendees from industry, as well as students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty from institutions in Nebraska and the surrounding states.
All interested individuals are invited to attend. Registration
is free but advanced registration on this website is required. Your registration confirmation will be received by e-mail.
Attendees are also invited to present posters and should indicate their poster title at the time of their registration. PARKING:
Parking will be provided for University of Nebraska
VISITORS ONLY. Parking cannot be provided for faculty,
staff, and students of UNL or UNMC. Faculty/staff/student parking
is provided with a valid permit. (UNL
parking maps) Visitors
are invited to park at Que Place (11& Q) or University Square
(14 & P) City Parking Garages. Bring your parking ticket
to the symposium registration table for validation. Ride sharing
is encouraged because of limited parking.
SYMPOSIUM
SCHEDULE
| 8:00 AM |
Registration and Continental
Breakfast
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| 8:30 |
Welcome: Charles Wood
Director, Nebraska Center for Virology
Moderator: Prem Paul
UNL Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development
Opening
Remarks: Harvey Perlman
UNL Chancellor |
| 9:00 |
Small RNA Pathways in Plants
Jim Carrington |
| 10:00 |
Break |
| 10:30 |
Prion Biology and Structure: In-register Parallel Beta Sheet Structure Explains How a Protein Can Be a Gene
Reed B. Wickner |
| 11:30 |
Genesis of the human cytomegalovirus cytoplasmic assembly zone
Thomas Shenk
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| 12:30 PM |
Lunch |
| 1:30 |
Unusual Life Style of Giant Algal Viruses
James L. Van Etten
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| 2:30 |
Break |
| 3:00 |
Viral encephalitis: Determinants of outcome
Diane E. Griffin |
| 4:00 |
Poster Session
Wine and Cheese Reception |
ONLINE REGISTRATION
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Speakers for the
Ninth Annual Symposium
in Virology
October 2, 2009
UNL Nebraska Union
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Jim Carrington, PhD
Professor and Director Center for Genome Research and Biocomputing Oregon State University
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Diane E. Griffin, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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James L. Van Etten PhD
William Allington Distinguished Professor of Plant Pathology
Co-Director, Nebraska Center for Virology University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Reed B. Wickner, PhD
Chief, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Genetics National Institute of Diabetes Digestive and Kidney Diseases; National Institutes of Health
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