Before we all head to the comfort of holidays and Christmas Celebrations, The Vaccine Centre invites you to attend a fascinating selection of short talks from frontline experts who are all helping to tackle crises in different parts of the world using vaccines as an important tool:
Professor Jimmy Whitworth, Professor of International Public Health, Faculty of Epidemiology and Public Health (LSHTM) Title: “The problems with conducting vaccine trials for epidemic diseases: The case of Zika” |
Dr Conall Watson, Honorary Assistant Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health (LSHTM), Consultant in Health Protection (Public Health England) Title: “The design of a successful vaccine trial: The case of Ebola in Guinea” |
Dr Flavio Finger, Research Fellow in Epidemiological Modelling, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health (LSHTM) Title: "Real-time analysis of the diphtheria outbreak amongst forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals in Bangladesh" |
Dr Hana Rohan, Assistant Professor in Social Science, UK Public Health Rapid Support Team, Faculty of Public Health and Policy (LSHTM) Title: “The challenges of designing a vaccine trial for the next pathogen: The case of Lassa” |
Following their presentations, we look forward to your questions and comments.
Please join us on December 13th at 16-17:30 in the Manson Lecture Theatre
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