Description: Seminar, one hour. Exploration of use of viruses as tools in medical research, including discussion of their adoption as therapeutic agents. Introduction to basic processes exhibited by selected viruses, to understand therapeutic potentials of viruses as delivery systems in gene therapy. Interaction with distinguished virologist, who is an active researcher and professor at UCLA. P/NP grading. Facilitated by Louis Massoud and Zaid Hikmat, with Asim Dasgupta as faculty mentor.

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