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LOCATION:4274 Chamberlin
SUMMARY:Systems Virology: Models and measures of virus growth and infe
ction spread\, Chaos & Complex Systems Seminar\, John Yin\, WI Departm
ent of Chemical & Biological Engineering Systems Biology Theme\, Wisco
nsin Institute for Discovery
DESCRIPTION:Viruses infect humans and cause diseases such as AIDS\, he
patitis\, cancer\, and influenza\, annually impacting the health of a
major fraction of the world's population. Basic science has revealed
the molecular functions encoded by many viruses of biomedical importan
ce\, but relatively little progress has been made toward understanding
how the individual functions of a virus contribute to the integrated
processes of virus growth and infection spread. We have begun to addr
ess this deficiency by developing quantitative experiments and mathema
tical models to describe the growth and spread of vesicular stomatitis
virus (VSV)\, a rabies-like virus that can be readily cultured in the
laboratory. This talk will highlight our recent progress toward coup
ling the roles of both biological amplification and physical movement
in the growth and spread of virus infections. Advances from the work h
ave applications toward the development of more potent vaccines\, anti
-viral therapies\, as well as virus-based therapies to treat cancer.&l
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URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=2230
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