How SARS-CoV-2 viral fragments can mediate inflammatory, cardiovascular, and rheumatic pathologies.

Immunological Colloquium - Special Seminar: How SARS-CoV-2 viral fragments can mediate inflammatory, cardiovascular, and rheumatic pathologies

Prof. Gerard C.L. Wong, Department of Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics (MIMG), California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), University of California, Los Angeles

Host: Prof. Dr. Vasily Zaburdaev

on Wednesday, 17.09.2025 at 5:15 p.m.

in Seminar room of the Institute of Microbiology (1st floor, Wasserturmstraße 3-5)

Gerard C. L. Wong is a Professor in the Department of Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry, and the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA. His Lab is interested in multidisciplinary approaches to solving problems in biology and biomedicine, combining physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering. Their current interests<https://protection.retarus.com/v1?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwonglab.seas.ucla.edu%2Fresearch&c=3rzobTx&r=3rfVw8zfB9IMg30jqPNnrY&k=7s1&s=gokOGyi67I0QVT0ftwettlE9tEnRTDoKlxCmG082B3f> are in bacterial biofilms<https://protection.retarus.com/v1?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwonglab.seas.ucla.edu%2Fresearch%2Fbacterial-communities-and-biofilms&c=3rzobTx&r=6gPyC0ucnQheAyN9Xz0DOz&k=7s1&s=1rkrzj4ijaYklnOOn5In4y4uMtrAni8NEOWIN9oGadt>, immunity & antibiotic design<https://protection.retarus.com/v1?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwonglab.seas.ucla.edu%2Fresearch%2Finnate-immune-peptides&c=3rzobTx&r=1qw3Yer1BfHfLNMM4I7W7l&k=7s1&s=SYtgrlBlYQCBHlppMDKagwehIymgRXzEM82tESr3tr2>, and fundamental science that enables new bioengineering opportunities<https://protection.retarus.com/v1?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwonglab.seas.ucla.edu%2Fresearch&c=3rzobTx&r=3VmnnvqqCFzjPq0QhA1ZY2&k=7s1&s=UzGwFGbPXA3rNiCqrHYwMgtueson9HuCndQcWTPbf60>.

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We look forward to seeing you!