How HPV Causes Cancer and Why it Still Matters – Free Webinar – February 15, 2018
Opportunity Type: Public Health Opportunities, Workforce Development OpportunitiesLocation: Remote
Salary: N/A
Opening Date: February 09, 2018
Closing Date: February 15, 2018
Website: https://events-na5.adobeconnect.com/content/connect/c1/951358841/en/events/event/shared/1480695977/event_registration.html?sco-id=1859648320&campaign-id=100&_charset_=utf-8
Contact Email: zhull@une.edu
TOPIC: How HPV Causes Cancer and Why it Still Matters
UNE’s Maine AHEC Network invites students and health professionals to participate in an exciting learning opportunity made possible by Maine AHEC Network’s participation in the National HPV Immunization Project. This live webinar will be presented by Dr. Peter Angeletti, Associate Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska Center for Virology, School of Biological Sciences. The presentation will cover:
- The biology of HPV and its infection
- How the virus replicates and hides from the immune system
- How HPV causes cancer
- Evidence of different manifestations of HPV-related dysplasia
- Rationale for adopting an effective HPV vaccination strategy
- Efficacy evidence of the current vaccine
Click here to register.
Date: Thursday, February 15, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM
Contact
Zoe Hull
zhull@une.edu
(207) 221-4463
Online
Free and open to the public