Host factors that account for influenza host range barriers - what is the difference between a human and a chicken?!
Wendy Barclay’s expertise is in the field of respiratory viruses, in particular influenza virus. Her studies aim to understand the molecular and cellular basis of the pathogenesis, host range restrictions and transmissibility of influenza viruses. The approach includes the generation of recombinant viruses with defined mutations. This strategy has contributed to the production of novel influenza pandemic vaccines. In principle the work employs the most appropriate virus strains and relevant cell or animal models. Translational aspects include analysing mode of action and resistance mechanisms of antiviral compounds, and characterization of novel cell substrates and attenuated virus backbones for influenza vaccines.
Date: 19 May 2016, 11:00 (Thursday, 4th week, Trinity 2016)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Venue Details: TDI (Basement seminar room) (Note: not the ORCRB)
Speaker: Professor Wendy Barclay (Department of Medicine, Imperial College London )
Organising department: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Oxford Branch
Organisers: Christina Woodward (Oxford Ludwig Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford), Mary Muers (Oxford Ludwig Institute, NDM Experimental Medicine), Alexandra Ward (University of Oxford, Oxford Ludwig Institute, NDM Experimental Medicine)
Organiser contact email address: alexandra.ward@ludwig.ox.ac.uk
Host: Dr Skirmantas Kriaucionis (Ludwig Cancer Research)
Part of: Ludwig Institute Seminar Series
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Members of the University only
Editors: Mary Muers, Christina Woodward