Journal Club

Virology Journal Club

The Virology Journal Club is a series of virology research colloquia given by students and faculty from across the University.

Journal Club meets Wednesdays at 11:15 AM in the atrium of the Boyce Thompson Institute.

For more information, contact Benedikt Kaufer or the presenter of the week. Empty spaces do not yet have anyone signed up.

Select here to see the previous semester's journal club schedule

Fall 2007

September

September 12

Benedikt Kaufer <bbk7@cornell.edu> Frieman, M., B. Yount, M. Heise, S. A. Kopecky-Bromberg, P. Palese, and R. S. Baric. 2007. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus ORF6 Antagonizes STAT1 Function by Sequestering Nuclear Import Factors on the Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum/Golgi Membrane. J. Virol. 81:9812-9824.

September 19

Karin Hoelzer <kh294@cornell.edu> Pita, J. S., J. R. de Miranda, W. L. Schneider, and M. J. Roossinck. 2007. Environment determines fidelity for an RNA virus replicase. J. Virol. 81:9072-9077.

September 26

Klaus Osterrieder <no34@cornell.edu> Barton, E. S., D. W. White, J. S. Cathelyn, K. A. Brett-McClellan, M. Engle, M. S. Diamond, V. L. Miller, and H. W. Virgin. 2007. Herpesvirus latency confers symbiotic protection from bacterial infection. Nature 447:326-329.

October

October 3

Susanne Moessmer <sm455@cornell.edu> Klewitz, C., H. D. Klenk, and J. ter Meulen. 2007. Amino acids from both N-terminal hydrophobic regions of the Lassa virus envelope glycoprotein GP-2 are critical for pH-dependent membrane fusion and infectivity. J. Gen. Virol. 88:2320-2328.

October 10

Judith Phillips <jmp64@cornell.edu> Calistri, A., P. Sette, C. Salata, E. Cancellotti, C. Forghieri, A. Comin, H. Gottlinger, G. Campadelli-Fiume, G. Palu, and C. Parolin. 2007. Intracellular Trafficking and Maturation of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 gB and Virus Egress Require Functional Biogenesis of Multivesicular Bodies. J. Virol. 81:11468-11478

October 17

Christian Nelson <cn38@cornell.edu> Galloux, M., S. Libersou, N. Morellet, S. Bouaziz, B. Da Costa, M. Ouldali, J. Lepault, and B. Delmas. 2007. Infectious bursal disease virus, a non-enveloped virus, possesses a capsid-associated peptide that deforms and perforates biological membranes. J. Biol. Chem. 282:20774-20784.

Room: C5-129 (conference room 5th floor veterinary medical center)

October 24

Robert Ossiboff <rjo23@cornell.edu> Moser, L. A., M. Carter, and S. Schultz-Cherry. 2007. Astrovirus increases epithelial barrier permeability independently of viral replication. J. Virol. 81:11937-11945

October 31

Meagan Wisniewski <mlw53@cornell.edu> Craigo, J. K., B. Zhang, S. Barnes, T. L. Tagmyer, S. J. Cook, C. J. Issel, and R. C. Montelaro. 2007. Envelope variation as a primary determinant of lentiviral vaccine efficacy. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A 104:15105-15110

November

November 7

Ho-Jong Ju < hj97@cornell.edu> Goodin, M. M., R. Chakrabarty, S. Yelton, K. Martin, A. Clark, and R. Brooks. 2007. Membrane and protein dynamics in live plant nuclei infected with Sonchus yellow net virus, a plant-adapted rhabdovirus. J Gen Virol 88:1810-1820

November 13

Special virology seminar: Dr. Veronika von Messling on " Morbillivirus neurovirulence determinants: How distemper invades the brain."

Specifics:
Tuesday November 13th, 2007
12:00 Noon
Thaw Lecture Theater
Baker Institute for Animal Health
Hungerford Hill Road

November 21

Shankar Mondal <spm22@cornell.edu> Zeng, H., C. Goldsmith, P. Thawatsupha, M. Chittaganpitch, S. Waicharoen, S. Zaki, T. M. Tumpey, and J. M. Katz. 2007. Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 viruses elicit an attenuated type i interferon response in polarized human bronchial epithelial cells. J Virol 81:12439-12449

Ikenna Madu <im66@cornell.edu> York, J. and J. H. Nunberg. 2007. York, J. and J. H. Nunberg. 2007. A Novel Zinc-Binding Domain Is Essential for Formation of the Functional Junin Virus Envelope Glycoprotein Complex J Virol doi:10.1128/JVI.01785-07

December

December 5

Kui Yang <ky83@cornell.edu> Orvedahl, A., D. Alexander, Z. Talloczy, Q. Sun, Y. Wei, W. Zhang, D. Burns, D. A. Leib, and B. Levine. 2007. HSV-1 ICP34.5 confers neurovirulence by targeting the Beclin 1 autophagy protein. Cell Host. Microbe 1:23-35

Thanks you very much for your support and the great attendance

this made the journal club once again to an interesting and enjoyable weekly event...

Thanks again & enjoy your winter break

Ben