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On Tuesday April 1st, the Princeton
University Department of Molecular Biology along with
the Woodrow
Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and
the Merck
Company Foundation will be hosting a public affairs
symposium entitled, "No Country
Left Behind: Transforming Global Health."
This symposium will feature scientific talks on
relevant research in the field as well as a range of talks focusing
on the politics and implementation of effective strategies to bring
public and private research institutions together.
Headlined by Dr. Anthony Fauci’s keynote
address, this symposium is being held to bring together students
and faculty from a range of academic departments to stimulate dialog
focused on creating dynamic new strategies to eliminate the global
health gap. All events are free and open to the public.
Any questions can be sent to btiede@princeton.edu.
Program:
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10AM-12PM: Scientific Talks, LTL003
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Dr. Beatrice Hahn
University of Alabama at Birmingham
“Tracing AIDS to its Zoonotic Roots”
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Dr. Stephen Hoffman
CEO, Sanaria Inc
“The Role of an Attenuated Sporozoite Vaccine in a Changing Malaria
World”
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Dr. William Bishai
Co-Director, Tuberculosis Research, Johns Hopkins
University
“How can scientific advances contribute to TB control”
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2PM-330PM: Inaugural Adel Mahmoud Lecture in Global
Health, Robertson Hall, Dodds Auditorium
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Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.
Director, NIAID/NIH
“HIV/AIDS in 2008: Much Accomplished, Much to Do”
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4-5:45PM: Panel Discussion, Robertson Hall, Dodds Auditorium
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Dr.
Shirley Tilghman
Moderator
President, Princeton University
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Panelists:
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Dr. Andrew Maguire
Executive Director, Immunize Every Child Program, GAVI Alliance
“Preventable Tragedies: Innovation Capital to Save the World's
Poorest Children”
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Dr. Claire Fraser-Liggett
Director, Institute of Genome Sciences, University of Maryland
“Academia-Industry Partnerships for Global Health: A
View from Academia”
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Senator
William Frist, ’74
Visiting Professor of International Economic Policy
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