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Professor Alain Vanderplasschen, a researcher in virology, immunology and vaccinology at the FARAH research unit (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine) of the University of Liège, has just been awarded a Francqui Chair at the request of the University of Ghent. He will give about ten hours of lectures on the subject of viruses, their evolution and their biotechnological uses.
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his is the second time that Professor Alain Vanderplasschen, director of the Immunology - Vaccinology Laboratory of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the ULiège receives this prestigious recognition. In 2019, he had been awarded a Francqui Chair at the Catholic University of Leuven. This time, Professor Vanderplasschen will give his lectures - an inaugural lecture followed by three lectures - at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Ghent University.
Programme
Inaugural lesson | Maximum Auditorium
Friday 10 September 2021 from 4pm to 6pm
Viruses: the good, the bad and the ugly
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Lessons | Auditorium Hoogbouw
Friday 17 September 2021, from 2 to 4 pm
Origin and evolution of viruses. Roles of viruses in host evolution
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Friday 24 September 2021, 2-5pm
Virus-host interactions demonstrate that viruses have been studying host biology far longer than scientists
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Friday 1 October 2021, 2-5pm
Viruses are substrates of biotechnological innovations
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Address : UGhent - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke
About the Francqui Chairs
On the proposal of the Universities, the Francqui Foundation awards a few "Francqui Chairs" each year. These are intended to invite a renowned professor from another Belgian university to give ten hours of lectures.
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