14th Annual Duke-UNC Symposium on Viral Oncology and AIDS Malignancy
Register now for the Duke-UNC Symposium on Viral Oncology and AIDS Malignancy.
Registration is free but required for planning purposes. Please register by Thursday, November 28, 2024.
Date: Thursday, December 5, 2024
Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm (Continental breakfast at 8:30)
Location: Great Hall at the Trent Semans Center, Duke University School of Medicine (Venue and Parking)
Schedule
Speakers:
Lori Frappier, PhD Professor
Molecular Genetics
University of Toronto
“Host Manipulation by Epstein-Barr Virus”
Rebecca Skalsky PhD Associate Professor
Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute
Oregon Health & Science University
“Decoding microRNA functions in Epstein-Barr virus infections”
Rosemary Rochford, PhD, Distinguished Professor
Immunology and Microbiology
University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus
“Uncovering the causal link between EBV, malaria and Burkitt lymphoma”
Symposium Schedule |
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| 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Continental breakfast and poster set up |
| 9:00 – 9:05 a.m. | Welcome and Introduction, Micah Luftig, Duke |
| 9:05 a.m.
9:10 – 10:00 a.m. |
Introduction – Micah Luftig, Duke
Lori Frappier., Ph.D., Professor of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto |
| 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. | Poster session (presenters of ODD numbered posters will be at posters) |
| 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | Poster session (presenters of EVEN numbered posters will be at posters) |
| 11:00 a.m. | Introduction— Dirk Dittmer, UNC |
| 11:05 – 11:55 a.m. | Rosemary Rochford, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor, Immunology and Microbiology. University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus “Uncovering the causal link between EBV, malaria and Burkitt lymphoma |
| 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. | Trainee talks Moderator –TBD |
| 1:30 – 1:40 p.m. | Break |
| 1:40 p.m. | Introduction— Blossom Damania, UNC |
| 1:45 – 2:35 p.m. | Rebecca Skalsky, Ph.D., Associate Professor Vaccine & Gene Therapy Oregon Health & Science University “Decoding microRNA functions in Epstein-Barr virus infections” |
| 2:40 p.m. | Closing Remarks and Awards for Best Posters— Micah Luftig, Duke |
| 3:00 p.m. | End of symposium—please take your poster down promptly |
Don’t forget to register here. For more information, please contact Cynthia Wicker (cynthia.wicker@duke.edu), 919-684-3031.
Please consider presenting a poster even if your work is not specifically related to viral oncology. We would like to encourage poster presentation by scientists and trainees broadly in the fields of virology and oncology. Our hope is to bring together scientists in these two disciplines to cross-pollinate ideas and seed collaboration. Final results are not required, and ‘works in progress’ and posters that have been recently presented at other meetings are welcome.
Several student/postdoc abstracts will be selected for short talks (10-15 minutes). Please indicate if you would like to be considered for a talk when you register.
We gratefully acknowledge the following sponsors:
Duke Center for Virology; Duke Center for AIDS Research; Duke Cancer Institute; UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center; and UNC Center for AIDS Research
