Epigenetics and the Immune System

The Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute will host a lecture on epigenetics by Jeremy Boss, PhD, Chair and Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Emory University School of Medicine, on Thursday, December 4, 2014, at 5:30 p.m.

Epigenetics refers to the processes by which cells inherit information that dictate their ultimate properties and functions. Dr. Boss's seminar will focus on how these processes control the ability of various cells within the immune system to respond to infection or in the case of autoimmune disease may have initiated a program that leads to disease.

A public reception will precede this event in the VTC Cafe at 5 p.m.