Heres a great learning opportunity, for all of us! MEDICAL HUMANITIES AND HEALTH STUDIES SEMINAR SERIES PRESENTS EMERGENCE OF THE AIDS EPIDEMICS: TRANSITION FROM SIV TO HIV Featuring: Preston Marx, Ph.D. Wednesday, March 19, 2014 12:00 Noon—1:00 PM Emerson Hall Auditorium, 304 The sudden emergence of the AIDS pandemic in the 20th century raised questions about AIDS origin(s), including the timing and root causes. Research led to understanding that HIV/AIDS is not one pandemic, but rather a combination of multiple epidemics and failed outbreaks, alongside the well known pandemic. The sources of all HIVs are simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIVs) on the African continent. Finding SIV and the evolution of SIV to HIV will be presented, along with prevailing theories on why AIDS emerged in the 20th century. Preston A. Marx, Jr. (Ph.D.) is Professor of Tropical Medicine and Chair of the Division of Microbiology at the Tulane National Primate Research Center of Tulane University. A virologist with over 40 years of experience in research on non-human primate models of AIDS vaccines and the origins of the AIDS epidemics, Dr. Marx’s research contributions include finding Simian Immunodeficiency Viruses (SIV’s) in sooty mangabeys in West Africa, showing this particular mangabey monkey sub-species as the source of HIV-2. Dr. Marx has conducted research projects in Sierra Leone, Gabon, Cameroon and the Republic of Congo. He recently published research in Science magazine showing that the SIV family of viruses is hundreds of thousands of years older than previously believed. Free and open to the campus and public. Co-sponsored by the Indiana University School of Medicine Center for AIDS Research. Pizza will be served. Questions? Please email [email protected]. Love, your director of advocacy and education.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 20:11:13 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015