How serious is the threat posed by bird flu
to human health? How might the virus change to spread more easily
between humans? Are influenza epidemics cyclical, and can one predict
when the next one will strike? What related diseases do we need
to be on the look out for? And what measures are being taken to
develop effective vaccines and drugs?
In a free, public lecture on Saturday, December 3, 2005 at 5:30pm
in Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s Grace Auditorium, Dr. Kanta
Subbarao will address these and many other intriguing questions about
the H5N1 influenza strain of avian influenza, commonly known as bird
flu.
Dr. Kanta Subbarao is currently a Senior Investigator in the Laboratory
of Infectious Diseases at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases, part of the US National Institutes of Health. The laboratory’s
research is focused on the development of vaccines against pandemic
strains of influenza and the development of animal models and the
evaluation of vaccines against the severe acute respiratory syndrome
(SARS) coronavirus. Her influenza research aims to identify and prioritize
potential pandemic strains of influenza to target for vaccine development,
with a particular focus on emerging strains such as the H5N1 strain
of avian influenza.
Dr. Subbarao received her M.B., B.S., in 1982 from the University
of Madras, India, and completed a residency in pediatrics at Cardinal
Glennon Memorial Hospital for Children, Saint Louis University. She
completed a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases and earned
an MPH in epidemiology from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences
Center. After postdoctoral training in the Laboratory of Infectious
Diseases (LID), NIAID, she was on faculty at McGill University, Montreal,
Canada, and subsequently served as Chief of the Molecular Genetics
Section of the Influenza Branch at the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Subbarao joined the Laboratory
of Infectious Diseases as a Senior Investigator in 2002.
The lecture will last 35-40 minutes, followed by a question and answer
session. For more information, please call 516-367-5016 or visit
www.cshl.edu/events.
Calendar Listing
Saturday, December 3: Bird Flu and the Global Threat of Emerging
Respiratory Diseases. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Grace Auditorium,
One Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor. Dr. Kanta Subbarao will address
these and many other intriguing questions about the H5N1 influenza
strain of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu. 5:30pm. Free.
516-367-5016.
www.cshl.edu/events.
For more information, visit
www.cshl.edu.
