Math Biology Seminar: Catherine Byrne
Topic
HIV-1 Infection Establishment in HSV-2+ Patients
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Patients with Herpes-Simplex Virus 2 (HSV-2) infection face a higher risk of contracting HIV-1. This is thought to be due not only to herpetic lesions serving as an entry point for the HIV-1 virus, but also to the increase in CD4 T cells in the genital mucosa during HSV-2 lesional events, which serve as the target cell for HIV-1 infection. By creating a stochastic, spatial model describing the dynamics of the immune system and HSV-2 viral infection in the genital mucosa, we hope to quantify the risk of acquiring HIV-1 in HSV-2+ patients, and determine whether measures meant to control HSV-2 can decrease HIV-1 infectivity.
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Location: ESB 4133
Catherine Byrne, UBC
Catherine Byrne, UBC
This is a Past Event
Event Type
Scientific, Seminar
Date
October 22, 2015
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