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Infection and Immunity
April-May 2003
CFRI piloted Vancouver's first ever Mini Med School Series in the spring of 2003. During the months of April and May, a cohort of some 200 members of the public, including highly motivated high school students, took part in 8 interactive evening sessions, under the theme of Infection and Immunity, spearheaded by Dr. David Speert, a Children's Hospital pediatrician and CFRI Principal Investigator in infection and immunity, along with Dr. Julian Davies, Professor Emeritus in immunology at UBC. At the end of the series, 4 exceptional high school students were awarded summer studentships to work in CFRI labs. The curriculum for the spring 2003 pilot series included: follows:
| April 2 |
Media, Medicine and the Massage
Eve Savory, Jane Hailey and Davie Speert
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| April 9 |
War on Bugs: The Body Defends Itself
Anne Junker and David Speert
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| April 23 |
Vaccinology: A Shot in the Arm for Research
David Sheifele
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| April 30 |
Revenge of the SuperBug!: Antibiotic Resistance
Julian Davies
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| May 7 |
Hope at Work: HIV in Mothers and Children
Jack Forbes and Deborah Money
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| May 14 |
Bioterrorism: Threat or Myth?
Simon Dobson and Eva Thomas
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| May 21 |
Brave Kids: Lessons from BC's Children's Hospital
Rusung Tan, David Speert and the Baker Family
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| May 28 |
Bug Off! New Anti-Infection Strategies
Bob Hancock and Brett Finlay |
This series proved so popular that the waiting list was never exhausted and audience evaluations attest to the anticipation of the next series.
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