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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b><i>"Advancing COVID-19 Vaccine Design Through Immunoinformatics"
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<div class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>Elissa Bell</b></span></div>
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<b>All are welcome to attend. </b></div>
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<div class="ContentPasted0">NOTE: <b>In-person attendance is requested.</b> Zoom access is intended for external (non-departmental) participants only.
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<div class="ContentPasted0"><b>https://fsu.zoom.us/j/94273595552 </b></div>
<div>Meeting # <b>942 7359 5552</b><br>
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<div class="ContentPasted0">🎦 Colloquium recordings will be made available here,
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<div class="ContentPasted0"><b>Wednesday, Mar 6</b>, 2024, Schedule: </div>
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<div class="ContentPasted0">* 3:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) </div>
<div class="ContentPasted0">☕ Nespresso & Teatime - 417 DSL Commons </div>
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<div class="ContentPasted0"><b>* 3:30 to 4:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) </b>
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<div class="ContentPasted0"><b>🕟 Colloquium - 499 DSL Seminar Room </b></div>
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<div class="ContentPasted0"><b>Abstract: </b></div>
<div>Computational biology has shown great promise in playing a vital role in rapid vaccine development. In this talk, I will highlight the innovative use of immunoinformatics in designing multi-epitope vaccine models against SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible
for COVID-19. The papers I will discuss show how to predict antigenic epitopes from vital COVID-19 proteins using existing computational techniques and software. Essential tools in this process include programs for identifying promising B and T-cell epitopes,
molecular docking, and simulations to see vaccine stability. These predictions help us understand how these epitopes interact with the immune system and elicit the immune response necessary for a successful vaccine. This immunoinformatic approach can accelerate
the transition from theoretical models to practical vaccine candidates.<br>
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<div class="ContentPasted0">Additional colloquium details can be found here, </div>
<div><a href="https://www.sc.fsu.edu/news-and-events/colloquium/1772-colloquium-with-elissa-bell-2024-03-06" style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" id="OWA3e5f9e63-8f10-195d-749c-22a6237af328" class="OWAAutoLink">https://www.sc.fsu.edu/news-and-events/colloquium/1772-colloquium-with-elissa-bell-2024-03-06</a><br>
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