Viral Entry: Lessons from Pathogens to Improve Human Health
Viruses are masters of breaking into cells. Understanding how they do it can offer insights that go far beyond infection. In this talk, Dr Chelsey Spriggs explores how DNA viruses hijack host machinery to get where they need to go, and what these mechanisms can teach us about cell biology, cancer, and therapeutic design. She will share recent findings from her lab on how oncogenic and oncolytic viruses traffic through cells, disassemble, and access the nucleus. The talk looks at how improving our understanding of viral entry can help inform better treatments, whether we're trying to stop a virus or make use of one.
