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SUMMARY:miRNA-155 regulates immune responses - Dr Elena Vigorito\, Babraha
 m Institute\, Cambridge
DTSTART:20091104T123000Z
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CONTACT:Prof. Jim Kaufman
DESCRIPTION:Our main goal is to understand how immune cells make important
  decisions relative to proliferation\, differentiation or apoptosis. These
  events are the basis for lasting immunological protection which underpins
  effective vaccination. Understanding these processes is also not only fun
 damental for public health but also for treating autoimmunity and cancer. 
 \n\nThe emergence of miRNAs as regulators of gene expression and their pot
 ential role as tumour suppressors or oncogenes is likely to have an impact
  on gene therapies designed to block tumour progression. Understanding how
  the expression of miRNAs is regulated\, which cellular function they infl
 uence and the identification of their molecular targets under normal condi
 tions is therefore essential to identify their role in cancer. We address 
 these questions by using an integrative approach combining cellular biolog
 y\, biochemical and bioinformatics methodologies to provide mechanistic in
 sights on miRNA function in the immune system.
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre\, Department of Pathology\, Tennis Court Road
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