January 24, 2020

Speaker:

Jennifer Friedman, MD

Professor of Epidemiology

Professor of Pediatrics

The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown

 

Topic:

Treatment of Children and Pregnant Women for Schistosomiasis: Using Evidence to Drive Policy Change

Objectives:

(At the conclusion of this session, participants should be able to)

 

• Define the ecological, behavioral, and social-demographic risk factors for schistosomiasis
• Relate mechanisms through which schistosomiasis causes morbidity among pregnant women and children
• Recognize the shortcomings of current treatment strategies for schistosomiasis among pregnant women and children to consider better options
• Identify steps in the translational science continuum with a focus on barriers to implementing evidence

“From Synchrotrons to Microwires – a broad view on sensory processing”

Andreas Schaefer Ph.D.

Group Leader at the Crick Institute in London

Host: Alexander Fleischmann, Ph.D.