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Till Bärnighausen
Heidelberg University Hospital
Germany
EMBL Science and Society Conference
Recorded conference talks/discussions can be found on EMBL’s Mediasite Catalogue.
An astronomical number of microbes live in and on our bodies. They are normally harmless and help our body perform vital tasks, but some can cause disease, spread from person to person, and even result in full-blown epidemics. Infectious diseases are caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites that infiltrate the body’s natural barriers and multiply to produce illnesses, which can range from mild to deadly. Although progress has been made to treat many infectious diseases, humankind is constantly vulnerable to a wide array of both resurgent and new microorganisms.
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The main aim of Science and Society meetings is to present important areas of life science research in a manner accessible to all, and to promote reflection on their implications. At the same time, they should facilitate a broad dialogue between biologists, behavioral and social scientists, students of all disciplines, and members of the public.
For more information about previous meetings in this series please check
the Science and Society Website.
Related reference: Are we prepared for the looming epidemic threat?
(The Guardian, Sunday 18 March 2018)
Heidelberg University Hospital
Germany
University of Erfurt
Germany
NYU School of Medicine
USA
University of California, Santa Cruz
USA
Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research
USA
The University of British Columbia
Canada
University College London
UK
Heidelberg University Hospital
Germany
iGEM Foundation
UK
The University of Melbourne
Australia
Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
Germany
EMBO
Germany
Georgetown University
USA
EMBL Heidelberg
Germany
EMBL Heidelberg
Germany
Michele Garfinkel, EMBO, Germany
Claire Standley, Georgetown University, USA
Halldór Stefánsson, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany (Chair)
Nassos Typas, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
Verena Viarisio, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
EMBL Heidelberg
Germany
Date: 15 - 16 Nov 2018
Location: EMBL Heidelberg