LMB Seminar - The immune system of bacteria - IN PERSON ONLY
- đ¤ Speaker: Rotem Sorek, Weizmann Institute of Science
- đ Date & Time: Monday 27 January 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
- đ Venue: In person in the Max Perutz Lecture Theatre (CB2 0QH)
Abstract
Over the past few years, research from our lab pioneered the discovery of the bacterial pan-immune system. We now understand that beyond restriction-modification and CRISPR -Cas, bacteria encode over 150 distinct anti-phage immune systems. Our studies surprisingly revealed that important components of the human innate immune system originated in bacterial systems that defend from phages. The talk will summarize our understanding of the bacterial immune system, and will highlight how bacterial defense from phage gave rise to key mechanisms in human innate immunity.
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Rotem Sorek, Weizmann Institute of Science
Monday 27 January 2025, 11:00-12:00