As part of Carleton University’s Science Café series, Erling Rud of the Department of Health Sciences will present Vaccine Research and Development: Challenges and Successes.
When: Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018, at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Sunnyside Branch of the Ottawa Public Library, 1049 Bank Street, Ottawa
Info: This event is free and open to the public.
Media are invited to attend the event.
More than 200 years ago, Edward Jenner discovered that giving a child cowpox could protect people from the ravages of smallpox. Since then, humans have benefited greatly from the protection provided by mass vaccinations.
In the 1950s, Jonas Salk developed the first vaccine against polio. Since that time, there has been a steady increase in the number of vaccines being produced. However, the research and development requirements to develop each new vaccine are costly, both financially and in human effort.
Rud’s talk will focus on the variety of steps required to get a vaccine research idea into a countrywide immunization program and will discuss some of his own research efforts in the HIV vaccine field.
The Science Café series is organized by the Faculty of Science at Carleton University to discuss relevant issues facing our society and how science can help solve real-world problems. Meet some of our award-winning faculty members and graduate students as they share their excitement about science with the community. For more information, visit: Science.carleton.ca/science-cafe
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