About this Event
The talk will begin with a history of coronavirus research, from the 1960s, until the present. It will include the stories of three zoonotic coronaviruses- severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV), Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and SARS-CoV-2- that have emerged into humans in the twenty-first century, their different patterns of spread and disease including the recent COVID-19 pandemic. There will be a discussion about the origin of SARS-CoV-2 and data supporting its natural origin. There will be a brief discussion of the biology of coronaviruses, including the two pathways of viral entry and the coronavirus genome that encodes many potential targets for antiviral therapy, conserved among all coronaviruses. Further discussion will explain how coronaviruses variants arise and why some SARS-CoV-2 are of concern. The talk will end with some thoughts about how to be prepared for future outbreaks of zoonotic coronaviruses.
»Susan Weiss, University of Pennsylvania
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Beckman Center, 100 Academy Way, Irvine, United States
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