11 January
1996:
Prof. David Stuart & Dr. Jonathan Grimes, University of Oxford.
"X-ray Crystallography of the Bluetongue Virus Core (Latest Developments)."
Contact: Peter Mertens.
18 January 1996:
Dr. Tony Magee, National Institute for Medical Research, Mill
Hill. "Role of Lipid Modifications in Protein Targeting and Function."
Contact: Tom Wileman.
1 February 1996:
Dan Haydon, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford. "Evolution
of FMD virus capsid proteins."
Contact: Alex Donaldson.
8 February 1996:
Dr. Dorian Hasgard, Hammersmith Hospital. "The
Quantification and Localization of Endothelial Activation in Inflammation."
Contact: Tom Wileman.
22 February 1996:
Dr. Cynthia Lord, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford.
"Epidemiological Modelling of Arthropod-borne Virus Diseases." Contact:
Alex Donaldson.
7 March 1996:
Dr. Dan Cutler, Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology,
University College, London. "Biogenesis of Synaptic Vesicles and Secretory
Granules." Contact: Tom Wileman.
14 March 1996:
Dr. Linda Klavinski, Guy's Hospital. "The Mucosal
Immunisation with DNA Liposome Complexes." Contact: Mike Parkhouse.
28 March 1996:
Dr. Gerardo Lederkremer, University of Tel Aviv. "Quality
Control of Protein Folding in the Endoplasmic Reticulum." Contact: Tom
Wileman.
18 April 1996:
Dr. Peter Arvan, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard
School of Medicine, USA. "Congenital Hyperthyroidism Due to An Endoplasmic
Reticulum Storage Disease: A Paradigm for Understanding Molecular Chaperones in
the ER." Contact: Tom Wileman
25 April 1996:
Dr. Stacy Efstathion, Cambridge University. "Herpes Virus as
a Delivery System for Gene Therapy." Contact: Tom Barrett.
2 May 1996:
Dr. Ernie Gould, Institute of Virology and Environmental
Microbiology, Oxford. "Molecular Epidemiology and Evolution of Flaviviruses."
Contact: Nick Knowles.
16 May 1996:
Dr. Jim Kaufman, IAH, Compton. "Simple MHC Molecules of
Chickens, Resistance to Disease and Evolution of Birds." Contact: Tom
Wileman.
30 May 1996:
Dr. Colin Dunn, Institute of Virology Strasbourg, France and
IAH Pirbright. "Animal Models in HIV Research." Contact: Tom Wileman.
6 June 1996:
Dr. Stephen Curry, Imperial College, London University. "Cell
Entry and Empty Shells - A Comparison of FMDV and Poliovirus." Contact:
Linda Dixon.
Tuesday, 16 July 1996 (at 5:30pm in the Outside Canteen):
Dr. Stuart Marshall-Clarke, Dept. of Human Anatomy & Cell
Biology, University of Liverpool. "Contrasting Responses of Neonatal and
Adult B Cells to Receptor Ligation." Contact: Mike Parkhouse.
25 July 1996:
Prof. Henk Huismans, University of Pretoria, South Africa. "African
Horse Sickness and Related Orbiviruses in South Africa: Non-Structural Proteins."
Contact: Peter Mertens.
22 August 1996:
Dr. A.J. Della-Porta, Deputy Head of Laboratory, Australian
Animal Health Laboratory, Geelong, Australia. "Studies on the Molecular Basis
for Virulence and Pathogenicity of Newcastle Disease Virus Isolates."
Contact: Alex Donaldson.
12 September 1996:
Dr. Murray E. Selkirk, Imperial College of Science, London. "Secreted
Acetyl Cholinesterases of Intestinal Nematode Parasites." Contact: Mike
Parkhouse.
26 September 1996:
Prof. Fred Brown, Plum Island Animal Disease Center, New York,
USA. "1. Do the Non-Structural Proteins in Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus
Particles have a Role in Replication? 2. All D-peptides as Immunogens in FMD
Vaccination." Contact: Nick Knowles.
3 October 1996:
Dr. Katey Owen, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Purdue
University, Indiana, USA. "Defining Protein Interactions in Alphavirus
Assembly." Contact: Tom Wileman.
14 November 1996:
Dr. Richard Clifton-Hadley, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, New
Haw, Surrey. "Mycobacterium Bovis Infection in a Wild Badger (Meles meles)
Population." Contact: David Mackay.
21 November 1996:
Postponed to 23 January 1997 (Dr. William James)
28 November 1996:
Dr. Wendy S. Barclay, Virology Research Group, University of
Reading. "Reverse Genetics with Influenza Viruses." Contact: Tom Barrett.
5 December 1996:
Dr. Jan Whitby/Dr. Roy Cowley, Rabies Reseach and Diagnostic
Group, Central Veterinary Laboratory, New Haw, Surrey. "Rabies: An Update."
Contact: Nick Knowles.
