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Friday, November 8 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm
The Strange Biology of Multipartite Viruses

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Multipartite viruses have one of the most puzzling genetic organizations found in living organisms. These viruses have several genome segments, each containing only a part of the genetic information, and each individually encapsidated into a separate virus particle.

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Jonathan Dinman

Jonathan Dinman earned his AB degree in Philosophy from Oberlin College, and his Ph.D. in Immunology and Infectious Diseases from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. After a post-doc at the National Institutes of Health, he started his laboratory at the Rutgers Medical... Read More →
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James Prego

Adjunct Professor of Biology
Dr. Prego is a naturopathic doctor from Long Island and a past recipient of the NYANP's Physician of the Year award. He is an adjunct professor of Biology at Molly College, NCC, and LIU. A longtime fan of science fiction, he enjoys discussing xenobiology, health in space, fusions... Read More →
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John Skylar

John Skylar, Ph.D. is an infectious disease scientist, medical writer, and writer of both fiction and nonfiction. His work has appeared in Strange Bedfellows (Bundoran Press 2014), The Future Embodied (Simian Publishing 2014), Perihelion SF, Mashable, and The Huffington Post. He lives... Read More →


Friday November 8, 2019 6:00pm - 7:00pm EST
Plaza V Crowne Plaza Cherry Hill, 2349 Marlton Pike W, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002