Upcoming
Wednesday, March 31
Bug Alert: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Presenters:
Darren Higgins, HMS Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Michael Farzan, HMS Assistant Professor of Medicine (Microbiology and Molecular Genetics) at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Dennis Kasper, moderator, William Ellery Channing Professor of Medicine at HMS and Director of the Channing Laboratory
Conference Center
New Research Building
77 Avenue Louis Pasteur
Harvard Medical School
5:30-7:00 p.m.
The second installment of the 2004 Longwood Seminar series examines the impact of emerging infectious diseases like SARS and West Nile. HMS professors Darren Higgins and Michael Farzan will answer questions about how the diseases work and what they teach the public about biosecurity. The program is free but online registration is required. The seminar is cosponsored by the New England Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research.