Vladimir Litvak
University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA
Title: Metabolic and Epigenetic Reprogramming of Antiviral Immunity
Biography
Biography: Vladimir Litvak
Abstract
This lecture will introduce the emerging field of immunometabolism and will cover a range of topics addressing the role of metabolic networks in the regulation of antiviral immunity. The lecture will emphasize the function of central metabolic pathways in the epigenetic reprogramming of innate antiviral immunity and will discuss its contribution to the balance of beneficial effects and deleterious sequelae of the antiviral response. In addition, this lecture will present a variety of systems biology approaches and will highlight their importance as a powerful tool in the analysis of complex immune-metabolic interactions. Finaly, attendees of this lecture will be familiarized with an application of the systems biology approach to the discovery of new drug targets for the therapeutic control of viral infections or autoimmune disease.