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SUMMARY:Spreading the word about infectious protein misfolding - Maya Hans
 pal\, Cambridge University
DTSTART:20170209T183000Z
DTEND:20170209T191500Z
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CONTACT:Jenny Chalmers
DESCRIPTION:Infectious diseases are traditionally thought to spread by liv
 ing microorganisms\, such as bacteria\, viruses and fungi.  Although prote
 ins themselves are fundamentally not living\, some are capable of spreadin
 g disease in an infectious manner through propagative misfolding. This dis
 ease principle underlies many neurological conditions\, such as prion dise
 ases\, although not all are truly infectious. In this talk I will describe
  how proteins alone can act as infectious agents through misfolding\, and 
 how this phenomenon may be in fact be common to many neurodegenerative dis
 orders\, including Motor Neuron Disease. 
LOCATION:Nihon Room\, Foundress Court\, Pembroke College
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