Marc Horwitz
Microbiology
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Canada
Biography
"Professor Sauder Chair of Pediatric Virology Co-leader, Infection, Inflammation & Immunity Research Group B.Sc., University of California, Davis, (1982); Ph.D., University of Minnesota, (1991); Postdoctoral fellow, The Scripps Research Institute, (1991-1997)"
Research Interest
"During viral infection, the symptoms experienced are either a direct result of the virus infecting and damaging cells and tissue or a consequence of the activated inflammatory host immune response that was generated to pursue and remove the virus. Typically, it is a combination of both. As the virus is eliminated, the immune response subsides and recovery from disease is observed as symptoms subside. Furthermore, many viruses have been associated and identified as the triggers of more complex diseases. These diseases involve chronic autoimmunity, immunosuppression, haemorrhagic fever and meningitis. In these instances, chronic disease develops as a result of improper control and regulation of the viral-induced immune response. Understanding the involvement and regulation of the immune system in response to viral infection is central to the discovery of mechanisms designed at prevention and treatment of viral-induced complex disorders. "
