Collen-Francqui chair 2020-2021
Incumbent: Prof. Alain Vanderplasschen (University of Liège)
- Prof. dr. Rik Van de Walle, rector Ghent University
- Prof. dr. Mieke Van Herreweghe, vice-rector Ghent University
- Prof. dr. Frank Gasthuys, dean Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Prof. dr. Hans Nauwynck, promoter, Department Virology, Parasitology and Immunology
Invite you for the inaugural lecture and lecture series of the Collen- Francqui chair.
Program
- Inaugural lecture Viruses: the good, the bad and the ugly
Friday 10 September 2021 (16-18h)
Auditorium Maximum, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke
The lecture will be followed by a reception, offered by the faculty
Please subscribe via https://webappsx.ugent.be/eventManager/events/CollenFrancquiChairDI
The lecture can also be followed digitally via https://ugent-be.zoom.us/j/99145863402?pwd=YkN0U08rSVZ1eGVYT1JjMHl0MHVHdz09 - Lecture 1: Origin and evolution of viruses. Roles of viruses in host evolution
Friday, September 17, 2021, 14-16h
Auditorium Hoogbouw, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
The lecture can also be followed digitally via https://ugent-be.zoom.us/j/98022360632?pwd=UldyRmV5UUVmRGllVEd5RTRpZTNIQT09 - Lecture 2 : Virus-host interactions demonstrate that viruses have been studying host biology far longer than scientists
Friday, September 24, 2021, 14-17h
Auditorium Hoogbouw, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
The lecture can also be followed digitally via https://ugent-be.zoom.us/j/91895252760?pwd=RUtnUlhZQ1U3eW9ER3hpL2l1TWdhUT09 - Lecture 3: Viruses are substrates of biotechnological innovations
Friday, October 1, 2021, 14-17h
Auditorium Hoogbouw, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
The lecture can also be followed digitally via https://ugent-be.zoom.us/j/91940441767?pwd=NytVWVhBSUlvMkNBUDQ4R2dmUTQ1Zz09