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SUMMARY:microRNA Control of the Innate Immune Response
DTSTART:20130610T143000
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Brian D. Brown\, Mt Sinai School of Medicine\, New York\
 nBio: Situated in the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York\, our lab
 oratory is studying fundamental aspects of microRNA biology and developing
  new approaches that exploit endogenous microRNA regulation to modulate th
 e host immune system.  We hope that through this research we will be able
  to improve therapies aimed at treating autoimmune diseases\, such as type
  I diabetes\, and better target cancers.\nMy lab is studying some of the f
 undamental questions in microRNA biology\, including how microRNA concentr
 ation relates to target suppression.  We have developed a novel technolog
 y that enables high-throughput analysis of microRNA activity\, which has p
 rovided us with relevant new insight into this question. We are also inves
 tigating the role of microRNAs in the host response to pathogens.  We hav
 e recently discovered a microRNA with a previously unappreciated function 
 in controlling the innate response to pathogen-associated nucleic acids. 
  We are currently working to decipher the specific role and regulatory tar
 gets of this miRNA.
LOCATION:AI 1 153 http://plan.epfl.ch/?reset_session&room=ai1153
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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