Mini-simposio sobre Enfermedades Infecciosas
Date:
Viernes, 14 diciembre 2012
Location:
6th floor Amphitheater, UPR-MSC Main Building
AGENDA:
9:00 – 9:10 AM Welcome Adelfa E. Serrano, Ph.D., UPR-MSC
9:10 - 10:00 AM Mariano García-Blanco, MD, Ph.D., Duke University
"Flaviviral host factors: key to understanding the viral RNP and potential targets for antiviral therapy"
10:00 - 10:15 AM Jorge Muñoz, Ph.D., CDC San Juan Labs
“Dengue in Puerto Rico: Advancements and Challenges”
“Dengue in Puerto Rico: Advancements and Challenges”
10:15 - 10:30 AM Jorge Muñoz, Ph.D., CDC San Juan Labs
“Dengue in Puerto Rico: Advancements and Challenges”
“Dengue in Puerto Rico: Advancements and Challenges”
10:30 – 10:40 AM Coffee break
10:40 – 11:30 AM Fidel Zavala, MD, Johns Hopkins University
“In vivo effector activity of cytotoxic CD8+ T cells against malaria liver stages”
11:30 – 11:45 AM Adelfa E. Serrano, Ph.D., UPR-MSC
“Role of glutathione metabolism genes in malaria parasite development: implications for therapeutic interventions”
11:45 – 12:00 PM Discussion
12:00 – 12:25 PM Guillermo Vazquez, MD, UPR-MSC
“Antimicrobial resistance in Puerto Rico”
12:25 – 12:30 PM Concluding Remarks Idalí Martínez, Ph.D., UPR-MSC
Sponsored by: RCMI Key Activity 3.1 D Infectious and Global Diseases Program, Department of Microbiology and Medical Zoology & RISE Program Seminar Series
