INFECTION & IMMUNOLOGY IN THE TROPICS

Thursday 28 April | 5:30pm refreshments | 6:00pm public lectures

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2016 GUEST SPEAKERS

6:00pm "Welcome to the International Day of Immunology" Emeritus Professor Rhondda Jones

6:10pm “Immunology: The Key Facts” Professor Natkunam Ketheesan
Professor Infection and Immunity, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences & AITHM, Division of Tropical Health & Medicine, JCU Townsville

6:20pm “Bacterial Infection and Immunity: The Good and the Bad” Dr Catherine Rush
Senior Lecturer Immunology, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences & AITHM, Division of Tropical Health & Medicine, JCU Townsville

6:30pm “Hookworms: Masters of Immune Regulation” Dr Paul Giacomin
AITHM Research Fellow, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine , JCU Cairns

6:40pm “The Zika Virus Threat in Our Region” Dr Julie Mudd
Senior Lecturer General Practice and Rural Medicine, College of Medicine and Dentistry,
Division of Tropical Health & Medicine, JCU Townsville

6:50pm Panel Discussion Chair: Professor Andreas Lopata
Associate Dean of Research, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, JCU Townsville

7:00pm Conclusion