ANNOUNCEMENT - Scientific Seminar on 23.03.2016

ANNOUNCEMENT

On the 23-th of March, at 14.30 h, in the meeting hall of IBIR, a scientific seminar will take place according to the following program:

HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUSES: REALITIES AND PERSPECTIVES

Presented by:

Prof. Zlatko Kalvatchev, PhD, DSc

Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are the most common sexually transmitted viruses. Since these viruses cannot be propagated in vitro and in turn not purified for direct biochemical and antigenic characterization, HPVs are classified as genotypes and not as serotypes. Over 300 different HPV types have been identified up to now. HPVs are responsible for a large spectrum of diseases, both benign and malignant. The use of the molecular virology methods to establish HPV infection and prospective studies have convincingly demonstrated that certain types of HPV are etiologically involved in the development of cervical, oral, laryngeal, skin and other types of cancer. Therefore, it is important to understand the natural history of HPV infection, the molecular mechanisms of viral regulation, the factors that may influence viral spread, persistence and/or progression to neoplasia. This presentation brings together some molecular aspects of HPV as well as the status of the specific viral diagnosis, treatment and prevention of HPV infection.

Everyone is welcome!