Science From the Frontlines: Virus Entry into Cells

The Chicago Council on Science and Technology

Join C2ST and Dr. Sarah Connolly to examine herpes viruses and the first step of virus infection—viral entry.

As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, understanding viruses and how they function has become essential. The first step of every virus infection is the virus entering a host cell.  How does this happen?  Proteins on the surface of the virus interact with receptors on the surface of a cell to trigger changes in the virus that allow it to penetrate the cell. Using herpesviruses as a model, Dr. Connolly will explain the basics of virus entry and how an understanding of this can help researchers develop antiviral drugs and vaccines.Program Details:Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020, 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM CDT, C2ST Facebook Live and C2ST TV YouTube. Make sure to follow C2ST on Facebook to receive notifications when the live program starts.<a href="http://www.facebook.com/C2ST1" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ACCESS OUR FACEBOOK PAGE HERE</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyF4xHtG_K0" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ACCESS OUR YOUTUBE PAGE HERE</a>Make sure to follow C2ST on Facebook to receive notifications when the live program starts.Use our <a href="https://c2st2.cnf.io/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Q&A app</a> to ask live questions during the program or send in your questions in advance! Remember to upvote your favorite questions.C2ST’s<a href="https://www.c2st.org/initiative/science-from-the-frontlines/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Science From the Frontlines</a> is an ongoing series of virtual events tackling topics such as vaccines, public health, community best practices, and other subjects relevant to the COVID-19 epidemic. This series of virtual events will also serve as a fundraiser for C2ST and the frontline efforts to combat COVID-19.While we are concerned about our continued well-being as an organization, we know that our community is also in peril. To make sure we are doing our part for the community, 50% of all donations from the “Science From the Frontlines” series will be shared with the <a href="https://sites.google.com/margalus.com/illinoisppe/home" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Illinois PPE Network</a>. When you make a donation during this campaign, not only will you be ensuring that cutting-edge science will be accessible to the public, but you will also be helping the effort to stop the spread of COVID-19.DONATE to Science From The Frontlines<a href="https://c2st.kindful.com/?campaign=1061965" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> HERE!</a>We are dedicated to providing an inclusive environment for everyone. Please respect diversity in individuals and in cultures.Featured Guests:Dr. Sarah Connolly

Sarah is an Associate Professor of Microbiology at DePaul University, with a joint appointment in the Department of Health Sciences and the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Science and Health.The goal of her research is to understand how herpesviruses achieve the first step of infection: entering a host cell. Her lab is interested specifically in how proteins on the surface of the virus interact with each other and with cellular receptors to trigger fusion of the viral membrane that surrounds the virus with the cellular membrane. Dr. Connolly's work is also aimed at defining how the viral fusion protein physically refolds to force the membranes to merge. Her lab uses molecular biology, microbiology, cell biology and protein biochemistry techniques to study the model human herpesvirus, herpes simplex virus type 1.

This program is presented in partnership with ChiTownBio.

This program is supported by the Walder Foundation.

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