Control of protective immunity through dynamic refolding of mRNA
Speaker
Raymond Kaempfer, Ph.D.
Date
October 7, 2010, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Location
KCBD, Room 1103
University of Chicago
Description
Seminar
The Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology
Presents
“Control of protective immunity through dynamic refolding of mRNA”
Raymond Kaempfer, Ph.D.
The Hebrew University
Thursday, October 7, 2010
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery, Room 1103
900 E. 57th Street
Hosts: Jon Staley
Refreshments will be served
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