Press Luncheon At Columbia-Presbyterian Health Sciences Advisory Council Meeting To Spotlight Emerging Epidemics Of The 21st Century
**MEDIA ALERT** PRESS LUNCHEON AT COLUMBIA-PRESBYTERIAN HEALTH SCIENCES ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING TO SPOTLIGHT EMERGING EPIDEMICS OF THE 21ST CENTURY WHAT: Please join us for a special press luncheon exploring the emergence and spread of today’s deadliest viruses. As part of the Columbia-Presbyterian Health Sciences Advisory Council’s annual spring meeting, a team of Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center experts will discuss the development, spread, prevention and treatment of a number of global health threats, including the HIV, Ebola and West Nile viruses. Speakers will also focus on the potential dangers of these diseases for both urban communities and overseas travelers. WHEN & Thursday, April 26, 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. WHERE: The Clark Conference Center, Milstein Hospital Building 177 Fort Washington Avenue, New York City AGENDA: HIV: Where Is This Epidemic Going?
Scott Hammer, M.D., Harold C. Neu Professor of Infectious Diseases,
Department of Medicine, College of Physicians & Surgeons; and Professor,
Mailman School of Public Health
Basic Immunology of Emerging Viruses Kathryn Calame, Ph.D., Professor, Departments of Microbiology and Biochemistry
and Molecular Biophysics, College of Physicians & Surgeons
Challenges in Vaccine Development
Jeremy Luban, M.D., Associate Professor, Departments of Microbiology and
Medicine, College of Physicians & Surgeons
Tropical Diseases: The Latest Epidemic
Dickson Despommier, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Microbiology, College of
Physicians & Surgeons; and Professor, Mailman School of Public Health
Infectious Agents in CNS Diseases
W. Ian Lipkin, M.D., Director, Emerging Diseases Laboratory; Professor,
Departments of Neurology, Anatomy & Neurobiology and Microbiology &
Molecular Genetics, University of California at Irvine
The Threat of Resistant Organisms
Franklin Lowy, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, College of
Physicians & Surgeons
Luncheon and Distinguished Service Award Presentation (RSVP REQUIRED)
Constance and Stephen Lieber, co-founders, National Alliance for Research on
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