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SUMMARY:Viruses: Elegance in Their Simplicity\, or Simply Bad News Wrapped
  in Protein? - Dr Alex Borodavka- Department of Chemical Engineering and B
 iotechnology
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CONTACT:Reem Alhassan
DESCRIPTION:You are cordially invited to the Kelvin Club’s first talk of
  the term\, which will take place on Tuesday 17th October. Wine\, cheese\,
  and other refreshments will be served in the Lubbock Room at Peterhouse f
 rom 8:30 pm for an 8:45 pm start. Dr Alex Borodavka will be speaking on th
 e subject of 'Viruses: Elegance in Their Simplicity\, or Simply Bad News W
 rapped in Protein?'.\n\n'Imagine a world so minuscule that it exists beyon
 d the naked eye\, where nature choreographs intricate dances of assembly a
 nd creation. Welcome to the realm of RNA viruses\, nature's nanoscale arch
 itects. These viruses\, like rotaviruses that infect most people on this p
 lanet\, don't just infect\; they showcase the art of self-organisation\, w
 here myriad pieces come together in perfect harmony\, following rules that
  remain largely enigmatic. My group’s research dives deep into this nano
 scale ballet\, seeking to uncover the general principles of virus assembly
 . By examining the self-assembling viral protein containers and the jigsaw
  of segmented RNA genomes\, we aim to decode the fundamental principles of
  self-organisation in biology. Join me as we journey through a world where
  understanding the basic choreography of viruses might illuminate broader 
 principles of order and organisation in the vast tapestry of life\, and op
 en new avenues for targeting replication of disease-causing viruses.'\n\n\
 nSpeaker Biography:\n\nAlex earned his BSc in Biochemistry and pursued his
  MSc in Microbiology and Virology at Kyiv National University. He later ad
 vanced his research as a Wellcome-funded PhD student at the Astbury Centre
  for Structural Molecular Biology\, University of Leeds\, UK. Following hi
 s PhD\, he was honored with a Sir Henry Wellcome Fellowship to develop adv
 anced fluorescence techniques to investigate RNA viruses with segmented ge
 nomes. From 2014 to 2018\, he split his time between Ludwig Maximillian Un
 iversity in Munich\, the University of Leeds\, and UNC at Chapel Hill. In 
 2019\, Alex earned a Sir Henry Dale/Royal Society Fellowship and founded h
 is research group in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of C
 ambridge. Alex is a recently appointed Assistant Professor of Biotechnolog
 y in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology.\n \nPlease 
 ask for directions to the Theatre at the Peterhouse Porters Lodge on Trump
 ington St. All are welcome.\n
LOCATION:Peterhouse Theatre
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