Infectious diseases are one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Understanding what factors shape how they spread in populations and the specific processes of how individual pathogens take effect are essential to tackling infectious diseases.
In the third event of the Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC) seminar series, two experts will talk about their research into the spread and prevention of infectious diseases.
The talks will be delivered by Neil Ferguson, Professor of Mathematical Biology at Imperial College London and Sarah Fidler, Professor of HIV and Communicable Diseases at Imperial College London and honorary consultant physician in HIV and GUM at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
Professor Ferguson will discuss his research modelling the spread of infectious diseases, such as zika, ebola BSE and flu. He will discuss how his analysis can help optimise both clinical and policy interventions
Professor Fidler will talk about her work in treating and preventing HIV both in the UK and globally. She will discuss Imperial’s role in the CHERUB collaboration, which has started a trial of a new potential cure for HIV which works by waking a ‘reservoir’ of cells infected with the sleeping virus and killing them with the immune system.
Catering: Refreshments will be served afterwards in room G65b, School of Medicine, St Mary’s Paddington
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