> *Dissertation Defense Announcement:
> To:  The George Mason University Community*
>
> *Michael P. Walsh
> PhD Bioinformatics Candidate
> *
> *Date:   Monday September 27, 2010
> Time:   10:00 a.m. 
> Place:  George Mason University
> ** 	     Room 327, Occoquan Bldg.
> 	     Prince William campus <http://www.gmu.edu/resources/visitors/findex.html>
>   
> Dissertation Chair: Dr. Donald Seto
> Committee members: Dr. James D. Willett, Dr. Patrick Gillevet, Dr. Morris Jones*
>
> *Title: "Molecular Examination of the Evolution and Serotypes of Human Adenoviruses**"*
>
> A copy of the dissertation is on reserve in the Johnson Center 
> Library, Fairfax campus.  The doctoral project will not be read at the 
> meeting, but should be read in advance.
>
> All members of the George Mason University community are invited to 
> attend.*
> *
>
> *ABSTRACT:
> *
> Human adenoviruses (HAdVs) are important human pathogens. Recent 
> advances in genome sequencing and sequence analysis have made it 
> possible to study the evolution of these viruses in new and 
> interesting ways. These technologies have been used to study 
> recombinant and non-recombinant HAdVs. Data from studies of these 
> genomes have also revealed possibilities for improving the current 
> methods for classifying HAdVs.
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