Infectious Diseases: Lecture Series

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2010 Holiday Lectures
Viral Outbreak:
The Science of Emerging Disease

Lecture 1: Dengue Fever: Breaking Epidemic Cycles by Eva Harris, Ph.D.

Lecture 2: The Virus Hunter's Toolkit by Joseph L. DeRisi, Ph.D.

Lecture 3: Fighting Viruses in the Lab and Beyond by Eva Harris, Ph.D.

Lecture 4: Solving SARS and Other Viral Mysteries by Joseph L. DeRisi, Ph.D.

Discussion Session — Biology of the Mosquito Vector

Panelists:
Laura D. Kramer, Ph.D., Director, Arbovirus Laboratories, New York State Department of Health
Robin M. Moudy, Ph.D., Research Affiliate, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health

Moderated by Dr. Eva Harris, University of California, Berkeley

2007 Holiday Lectures
AIDS: Evolution of an Epidemic

Lecture 1 — From Outbreak to Epidemic , by Bisola O. Ojikutu, M.D., M.P.H.
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Lecture 2 — AIDS and the HIV Life Cycle , by Bruce D. Walker, M.D.
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Lecture 3 — Drugs and HIV Evolution, by Bisola O. Ojikutu, M.D., M.P.H.
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Lecture 4 — Vaccines and HIV Evolution, by Bruce D. Walker, M.D.
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Discussion Session — Students Fighting the HIV Epidemic
Panelists: Piali Mukhopadhyay; Shefali Oza; Stella Safo
Moderator: Bruce D. Walker, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital

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Discussion Session — Living with HIV
Panelists: Adam Barrett; Zinhle Thabethe; Phill Wilson
Moderator: Bisola O. Ojikutu, M.D., M.P.H., Harvard Medical School

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1999 Holiday Lectures
2000 and Beyond:
Confronting the Microbe Menace

Lecture 1 — Microbe Hunters: Tracking Infectious Agents, by Donald E. Ganem, M.D.
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Lecture 2 — The Microbes Strike Back, by B. Brett Finlay, Ph.D.
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Lecture 3 — Outwitting Bacteria's Wiley Ways, by B. Brett Finlay, Ph.D. 
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Lecture 4 — Emerging Infections: How Epidemics Arise, by Donald E. Ganem, M.D.
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