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CCR virtual events at recurring Zoom link

Midwest AViDD virtual meetings at a separate Zoom link

Upcoming event:

(55) Midwest AViDD virtual meeting - Monday, March 4 -- 3pm CT

Luo, Ming

Ming Luo, Professor at Georgia State University

"AViDD Project 1 update: Small molecule entry inhibitors of pandemic viruses"

Event schedule:

(59) May 6, 2024- Quarterly NIH Update (Zoom with ExLT only)

(58) April 15, 2024-Reverse Site Visit (1pm CT- 4 pm CT, ExLT only)

(57) Workshop #4 is set for March 21-22, 2024 at BCM, Houston (note: ASBMB Annual Meeting will be March 23-26 in nearby San Antonio). Please block off these dates on your calendar now.

(56) March 18- AViDD Science Meeting-Core E on antiviral animal models

(55) Midwest AViDD virtual meeting - Monday, March 4 -- 3pm CT

Luo, Ming

Ming Luo, Professor at Georgia State University

"AViDD Project 1 update: Small molecule entry inhibitors of pandemic viruses"

(54) February 26 - AViDD Seminar: Matthias Gotte from the University of Alberta

Matthias Gotte

(53) Midwest AViDD virtual meeting - Monday, February 19th - 3pm CT

Chung, Donghoon

Donghoon Chung, Associate Professor at University of Louisville

"AViDD Project 5 update: Pandemic Virus Helicase Inhibitors"

(52) February 12, 2024 -Quarterly NIH Update (Zoom with ExLT only)

(51) Midwest AViDD virtual meeting - Monday, February 5th, 2023 (3 pm CT) 

Aihara, Hideki

Hideki Aihara, Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics

"AViDD Project 4 update: Nuclease Inhibitors for Viruses of Pandemic Concern"

(50) Midwest AViDD virtual meeting - Monday, January 29th, 2023 (3 pm CT)

Harris, Reuben

Reuben Harris, HHMI investigator, Professor and Chair at University of Texas Health San Antonio

"AViDD Project 3 update: Pandemic virus protease inhibitors"

(49) Midwest AViDD virtual meeting - Monday, January 8th, 2023 (3 pm CT)

 Li, Fang

Fang Li, Professor and Endowed Chair, Department of Pharmacology at the University of Minnesota Medical School; Director, Center for Coronavirus Research; Co-Director, Midwest Antiviral Drug Discovery Center

"AViDD Project 2 update: Nanobodies as novel entry inhibitors of pandemic viruses"

(48) Midwest AViDD virtual meeting - Monday, December 18- 3pm CT

 Luo, Ming

Ming Luo, Professor at Georgia State University

"AViDD Project 1 update: Small molecule entry inhibitors of pandemic viruses"

(47) Midwest AViDD virtual meeting - Monday, December 4 - 3pm CT

Chung, Donghoon

Donghoon Chung, Associate Professor at University of Louisville

"AViDD Project 5 update: Pandemic Virus Helicase Inhibitors"

(46) November 27-AViDD Seminar (Luiza Mendonca, AViDD Mentored Project)

Luiza Mendonca, PhD

(45) Midwest AViDD virtual meeting - Monday, November 20th, 2023 (3 pm CT) 

Aihara, Hideki

Hideki Aihara, Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics

"AViDD Project 4 update: Nuclease Inhibitors for Viruses of Pandemic Concern"

(44) Quarterly NIH Update (zoom with ExLT only) - November 13th, 2023

(43) Midwest AViDD virtual meeting - Monday, November 6th, 2023 (3 pm CT)

Harris, Reuben

Reuben Harris, HHMI investigator, Professor and Chair at University of Texas Health San Antonio

"AViDD Project 3 update: Pandemic virus protease inhibitors"

(42) Midwest AViDD virtual meeting - Monday, October 16th, 2023 (3 pm CT)

 Li, Fang

Fang Li, Professor and Endowed Chair, Department of Pharmacology at the University of Minnesota Medical School; Director, Center for Coronavirus Research; Co-Director, Midwest Antiviral Drug Discovery Center

"AViDD Project 2 update: Nanobodies as novel entry inhibitors of pandemic viruses"

(41)  Midwest AViDD virtual meeting - Monday, October 2nd, 2023 (3 pm CT)

 Luo, Ming

Ming Luo, Professor at Georgia State University

"AViDD Project 1 update: Small molecule entry inhibitors of pandemic viruses"

(40) Midwest AViDD Center Hybrid Lecture Series - Monday, September 26th, 2023 (3 pm CT)

Guest speaker Zhengqiang Wang, UMN Center for Drug Design 

(39) September 19th-20th – Workshop #3 at UMN, in person, and zoom (all members). Please put these dates in your calendar. We recommend arrival on the 18th and departure on evening of the 20th.

(37) Midwest AViDD Center Hybrid Lecture Series - Monday, August 28th, 2023 (3 pm CT)

Jason Perry, Genentech

(36) Midwest AViDD virtual meeting - Monday, August 21st, 2023 (3 pm CT)

Chung, Donghoon

Donghoon Chung, Associate Professor at University of Louisville

"AViDD Project 5 update: Pandemic Virus Helicase Inhibitors"

(35) Midwest AViDD virtual meeting - Monday, August 7th, 2023 (3 pm CT)

Aihara, Hideki

Hideki Aihara, Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics

"AViDD Project 4 update: Nuclease Inhibitors for Viruses of Pandemic Concern"

  

(34) Midwest AViDD Center Hybrid Lecture Series - Monday, July 24th, 2023 (3 pm CT)

Wade Blair, Head of Virology and Vaccine Discovery at AstraZeneca

"Discovering Novel Antivirals and the Path to an Approved Drug"

 

(33) Midwest AViDD virtual meeting - Monday, July 17th, 2023 (3 pm CT) 

Harris, Reuben

Reuben Harris, HHMI investigator, Professor and Chair at University of Texas Health San Antonio

"AViDD Project 3 update: Pandemic virus protease inhibitors"

 

(32) Midwest AViDD virtual meeting - Tuesday, June 5, 2023 (5:30 pm CT)

 Li, Fang

Fang Li, Professor and Endowed Chair, Department of Pharmacology at the University of Minnesota Medical School; Director, Center for Coronavirus Research; Co-Director, Midwest Antiviral Drug Discovery Center

"AViDD Project 2 update: Nanobodies as novel entry inhibitors of pandemic viruses"

 

(31) Midwest AViDD virtual meeting - Monday, May 15th, 2023 (3 pm CT)

 Luo, Ming

Ming Luo, Professor at Georgia State University

"AViDD Project 1 update: Small molecule entry inhibitors of pandemic viruses"

 

(30) Midwest AViDD virtual meeting - - Monday, May 1st, 2023 (3 pm CT)

Chung, Donghoon

Donghoon Chung, Associate Professor at University of Louisville

"AViDD Project 5 update: Pandemic Virus Helicase Inhibitors"

 

(29) Midwest AViDD Hybrid Lecture Series - Monday, April 24th at 3 pm 

Jonathan Baell, PhD - Co-Director, Australian Translational Medicine Chemistry Facility, Lecturer, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Lecture: How to Maximize the Utility of High Throughput Screening 

 

(28) March 30-31st 2023 – Workshop #2 at UF-Scripps, in person, and zoom (all members)

 

(27) Midwest AViDD virtual meeting - Monday, March 20, 2023 (3 pm CT)

Aihara, Hideki

Hideki Aihara, Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics

"AViDD Project 4 update: Nuclease Inhibitors for Viruses of Pandemic Concern"

 

(26)  AViDD ExLT Meeting - Monday, March 13th, 2023 

 

(25) Midwest AViDD virtual meeting - Monday, March 6th, 2023 (3 pm CT) 

Harris, Reuben

Reuben Harris, HHMI investigator, Professor and Chair at University of Texas Health San Antonio

"AViDD Project 3 update: Pandemic virus protease inhibitors"

 

(24) AViDD Hybrid Lecture Series - Monday, February 27th, 2023 (3 pm CT) 

Dr. Hongmin Li

Hongmin Li, Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Arizona

"Inhibitors targeting flavivirus protease and methyltransferase" 

(23) Midwest AViDD virtual meeting - Monday, February 20th, 2023 (3 pm CT)

Gang Ye

Gang Ye, Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Minnesota 

"AViDD Project 2 update - Nanobodies as novel entry inhibitors of pandemic viruses"

 

(22) Midwest AViDD virtual meeting - Monday, February 6th, 2023 (3 pm CT)

 Luo, Ming

Ming Luo, Professor at Georgia State University

"AViDD Project 1 update: Small molecule entry inhibitors of pandemic viruses"

 

(21) Midwest AViDD virtual meeting - Monday, December 5, 2022 (3 pm CT)

Langlois, Ryan

Ryan Langlois, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology

"AViDD Core E update: Cellular and Organismic Systems for Antiviral Testing"

(20) Midwest AViDD virtual meeting - Monday, November 21, 2022 (3 pm CT)

Amaro, Rommie

Rommie Amaro, Professor and Endowed Chair at University of California

"AViDD Core D update: Structural and Computational Virology"

 (19) Midwest AViDD virtual meeting - Monday, November 7, 2022 (3 pm CT)

Thomas Bannister, Senior Scientific Director at University of Florida Scripps

"AViDD Core C update: Medicinal Chemistry"

(18) Midwest AViDD Workshop - Thursday, October 27, 2022

(17) Midwest AViDD virtual meeting - Monday, October 17, 2022 (3 pm CT)

Louis Scampavia, Senior Scientific Director at University of Florida Scripps

"AViDD Core B update: Antiviral Drug Discovery and Development"

(16) Midwest AViDD virtual meeting - Monday, September 19, 2022 (3 pm CT)

Aihara, Hideki

Hideki Aihara, Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics

"AViDD Project 4 update: Nuclease Inhibitors for Viruses of Pandemic Concern"

(15) Midwest AViDD virtual meeting - Monday, August 15, 2022 (3 pm CT)

 Luo, Ming

Ming Luo, Professor at Georgia State University

"AViDD Project 1 update: Small molecule entry inhibitors of pandemic viruses"

 (14) Midwest AViDD virtual meeting - - Monday, August 1, 2022 (3 pm CT)

Chung, Donghoon

Donghoon Chung, Associate Professor at University of Louisville

"AViDD Project 5 update: Pandemic Virus Helicase Inhibitors"

(13) Midwest AViDD virtual meeting - Monday, July 18, 2022 (3 pm CT)

 Harris, Reuben

Reuben Harris, HHMI investigator, Professor and Chair at University of Texas Health San Antonio

"AViDD Project 3 update: Pandemic virus protease inhibitors"

(12) Midwest AViDD virtual meeting - Tuesday, July 5, 2022 (5:30 pm CT)

 Li, Fang

Fang Li, Endowed Professor of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences

"AViDD Project 2 update: Nanobodies as novel entry inhibitors of pandemic viruses"

(11) CCR virtual seminar - Tuesday, May 24, 2022 (2 pm CT)

Chen, Liqiang

Liqiang Chen, Associate Professor of Center for Drug Design

"Bi-substrate Inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 Nsp14 Methyltransferase"

 

 (10) CCR virtual seminar - Tuesday, April 26, 2022 (2 pm CT)

Perlman, Stanley

Stanley Perlman, Professor and Distinguished Chair at University of Iowa

"Animal models of COVID-19, including Anosmia"

(9) CCR virtual seminar - Tuesday, April 12, 2022 (2 pm CT)

Li, Fang

Fang Li, Endowed Professor of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences

"Molecular mechanisms of COVID-19 and intervention strategies"

(8) CCR virtual seminar - Tuesday, March 15, 2022 (2 pm CT)

Aihara, Hideki

Hideki Aihara, Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics

(7) CCR virtual seminar - Tuesday, March 1, 2022 (2 pm CT)

Choe, Hyeryun

Hyeryun Choe, Professor at Scripps Research Institute Florida

"How SARS-CoV-2 first adapted in humans"

(6) CCR virtual seminar - Tuesday, February 1, 2022 (2 pm CT)

Rong,Lijun

Lijun Rong, Professor at University of Illinois at Chicago

"SARS-CoV-2 Research: Small Molecule Antivirals"

(5) CCR virtual seminar - Tuesday, January 18, 2022 (2 pm CT)

Harris, Reuben

Reuben Harris, HHMI investigator, Professor of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics

"Picking golden needles from haystacks – powerful cellular assays for identifying and characterizing SARS2 protease inhibitors"

(4) CCR virtual seminar - Tuesday, January 4, 2022 (2 pm CT)

Amaro, Rommie

Rommie Amaro, Professor and Endowed Chair at University of California San Diego

"Computational Microscopy of SARS-CoV-2"

 

(3) CCR virtual seminar - Friday, December 10, 2021 (12 pm CT):

Chung, Donghoon

Donghoon Chung, Associate Professor at University of Louisville

"Viral helicases as novel antiviral targets"

(2) CCR virtual seminar - Friday, November 19, 2021 (12 pm CT):

timothyp

Timothy Palzkill, Professor and Chair at Baylor College of Medicine

"Discovering Inhibitors for Infectious Disease Targets Using DNA-Encoded Chemical Libraries"

(1) CCR virtual seminar - Friday, September 17, 2021 (12 pm CT):

yangyang

Yang Yang, Assistant Professor at Iowa State University

"Mechanism of mismatch recognition by the SARS-CoV-2 proofreading exonuclease"