Rodent hepacivirus infection in laboratory rat mirrors Hepatitis C virus persistence, immunity and pathogenesis
Dr. Kapoor is involved in the health relevance of virome dynamics and development of surrogate models for human viruses. His work has led to the identification of non-primate homologs of Hepatitis C virus, including the well-known equine and rodent hepaciviruses. Recently he has been characterizing the biological properties of these new HCV-like animal viruses using in vitro and reverse genetic systems, paving the way for their detailed in vivo characterization.
Date: 30 June 2017, 13:00
Venue: Medawar Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3SY
Venue Details: Level 30 conference room
Speaker: Amit Kapoor (The Ohio State University)
Organiser: Peter Simmonds (Nuffield Department of Medicine)
Host: Peter Simmonds (Nuffield Department of Medicine)
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Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Lynn Dustin