Science Café Cleveland presents
What can that age-old disease tuberculosis (TB) teach us in 2016?
JUNE 13, 2016
FEATURING:
W. Henry Boom, MD
Professor of Medicine; Director, Tuberculosis Research Unit at CWRU, School of Medicine; Interim Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases & HIV Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center
EVENT INFORMATION:
Many around the world become infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the aetiologic agent of human TB, yet few become ill with disease. What does that observation teach us about how our immune system controls infections in general, about how immune failure causes disease and may promote antibiotic resistance, and about how to make our immune system better at controlling infections?
REFERENCES:
Michael Specter. "A deadly misdiagnosis. Is it possible to save the million of people who die from TB?" Letter from India | November 15, 2010 Issue | The New Yorker
Jason Overdorf. "Supercharged Tuberculosis, Made in India." July 6, 2015 | Scientific American
EVENT DETAILS:
WHERE:
The Music Box Supper Club - Concert Hall
1148 Main Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
WHEN:
June 13, 2016
Doors will be open 5:30 - 9:00 PM (Last call at 8:45PM). Presentation and discussion is 7:00 - 8:00 PM. The Concert Hall will also host a limited menu before and during the event. Not to mention a full bar! (Click here to view menu). Come early, get a good seat, grab a bite and a beverage and enjoy the discussion!
WHO: Sponsored by Case Western Reserve University chapter of Sigma Xi, WCPN ideastream, and the Music Box Supper Club.
Click here for an event flyer (.pdf)
