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Collaboration Will Investigate Genetics of Dengue Virus
Variations in DNA sequence may have a significant impact on how humans respond to dengue virus. A group of scientists from Nicaragua, the University of California-Berkeley and Feinberg will seek to uncover genetic variants that make certain people more susceptible to life-threatening forms of the infection.
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Platanias Named Interim Director of Lurie Cancer Center
The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University has named Deputy Director Leonidas Platanias, MD, PhD, professor of Medicine-Hematology/Oncology, interim director, effective immediately.
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Studying the Herpes Virus Using Neuroscience, Virology and Developmental Biology
Osefame Ewaleifoh, a second-year PhD/MPH student, studies the herpes virus in the lab of Gregory Smith, PhD. He investigates the mechanism behind differential susceptibility to herpes simplex viral encephalitis in children and the source of energy for viral transport.