EToH Seminar Series: Pox Viruses, Rift Valley Fever virus, and SARS-CoVs, case stories of zoonotic infections

On Wednesday, March 8, David J. Kelvin (Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Canadian Centre for Vaccinology) will be giving a talk entitled “Pox Viruses, Rift Valley Fever virus, and SARS-CoVs, case stories of zoonotic infections” as part of the Emerging Topics of Health (EToH) Seminar series, cohosted by the Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, Physiology and Human Genetics, the Goodman Cancer Institute (GCI), the McGill University Research Centre on Complex Traits (MRCCT) and M[i]4. If you are interested in meeting with Dr Kelvin one-on-one, send me an email @ marianne.provost [at] mcgill.ca.

Grad students

Sign up to have lunch with our guest speaker! There will be a lunch with Dr. Kelvin for graduate students and postdocs. If you would like to have lunch with our guest speaker, please fill out this SURVEY. The lunch will be held from 12h to 1h in room #530 (Bellini).

Note

There will be a 5à7 after the talk at Brass Doors Pub (2171 Crescent Street) and anyone (students, postdocs, and faculty) are welcome to join!

Abstract

Often we think of human-to-human spread of infectious disease as a human problem, but the origin of many human epidemics and pandemics have their beginnings in animal sources. Here I would like to present my experiences with a few of the viral diseases I have worked with over the years with emphasis of animal origins. With research teams in Asia, Africa and the Mediterranean, my field work in urban and rural areas shows that the evolving nature of epidemics are a complex mixture of virus, culture, attitudes, government involvement and hygiene. With careful planning I believe we will be able to control pandemics in the next millennium.