Webcasts of Past Events
Global Change - Global Health: A Symposium on Urban Health in the 21st Century
May 8th, 2009
This symposium highlighted drivers of global change defining the urban health challenges of tomorrow: climate change, demographic shifts, and economic trends. Participants will engage in faculty-led panel discussions inviting responses to identified challenges. Keynote speakers included Stephen Schneider, Alex Ezeh, and Trevor Hancock.
Morning Sessions
Afternoon Session
Swine Flu 2009: Are we Facing a Pandemic?
May 4th, 2009
An impromptu teach-in on swine flu: the virus, its spread, and the likelihood of a pandemic; panelists will discuss the effectiveness of the U.S. and international response to the outbreak.
CEND Symposium
"Infection and Host Response: From Basic Research to Global Health"
December 12, 2008
Vaccines: A Health Insurance of the 21st Century
Speaker: Dr Rino Rappuoli
Virtual, Chemical and Synthetic Genetics of Malaria
Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Winzeler
HIV Transmission: Challenges for Vaccine Development and Prevention
Speaker: Dr Julie Overbaugh
Industry-University Roundtable: Partnering to Develop Vaccines for Global Health
Speakers: Dr David Cook, Dr John Mekalanos, Dr Carol Mimura, Dr Rino Rappuoli, Dr Daniel Portnoy
Cholera as a Paradigm for Understanding Emergence, Virulence and Temporal Patterns of Disease
Speaker: Dr John Mekalanos
Transmission of Mycobacterium ulcerans: Environment, Ecology and Human Behavior
Speaker: Dr Pamela Small
Targeting Neglected Diseases: The 2008 CEND Drug Target Competition
Speakers: Dr Thomas Alber, Dr Meindert Lamers, Dr Larissa Podust, Dr Edgar Deu Sandoval, Karl Handelsman, Dr David Mack, Dr Julia Schaletzky