报告题目：Quasienveloped viruses: new questions for virologists and immunologists
报告人：Zongdi Feng, Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine;
Center for Vaccines and Immunity, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, USA
时 间：2015年7月27日上午10:30
地 点：动物科学学院1楼E 122报告厅
主持人：黄耀伟教授
热忱欢迎研究生和老师参加
动科科学学院
2015年7月10日
Dr. Feng received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois in 2008 and undertook post-doctoral training on the immune responses and pathogenesis associated with hepatitis viruses with Dr. Stan Lemon at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at UNC-Chapel Hill. Dr. Feng’s research mainly focuses on the life cycle and pathogenesis of hepatitis viruses. Previous studies by Dr. Feng have shown that hepatitis A virus (traditionally thought to be nonenveloped) hijacks host membranes to evade antibody response and facilitate its spread (Nature. 496: 367-71). A similar phenomenon exists for hepatitis E virus (Trends Microbiol. 22:59-64), an emerging agent that causes high mortality (up to 28%) in pregnant women and often develops into persistent infection in immunosuppressed individuals. These novel “quasi-enveloped” viruses create a new paradigm in virology and provide novel insights on vaccines and immunity.