Title 1: Identifying Molecular Targets for Inhibition of Oncogenic Human Herpesviruses

Speaker: Paul M. Lieberman, Ph.D (the Wistar Institute)

Time and Venue: 09:30-10:30am; 05-07-2013

KIZ main building, 3rd floor conference room 327

Dr. Lieberman currently is the Professor of Gene Expression and Regulation Program, Director of Center for Chemical Biology and Translational Medicine, and Scientific Director of Protein Expression and Libraries Facility of the Wistar Institute. His lab uses a variety of genetic techniques to study how certain viruses remain in a latent stage in host immune cells, and more importantly what biochemical pathways spark the virus to awaken and replicate, leading to cancer. The viruses studied include Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV).

Title 2: Small Peptides Regulate Herpesviral Reactivation

Speaker：Yan Yuan, Ph. D (University of Pennsylvania)

Time and Venue: 10:40-11:20am; 05-07-2013

KIZ main building, 3rd floor conference room 327

Dr. Yuan currently is the the Professor ofUniversity of Pennsylvania, and hisresearch focuses on biology and pathogenicity of Karposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), the most common malignancy in AIDS patients.