Note: Due to this Symposium my blogging over the next couple of days will probably be light.
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Tomorrow (Apr 3rd) and the following day (Apr 4th), The Royal Society, London will host a 2 day international symposium on the `practice and policy of H5N1 research’.
Attending will be some of the biggest names in influenza research - including Ron Fouchier and Yoshihiro Kawaoka – whose H5N1 research papers got the green light by the NSABB for publication last Friday.
Other recognizable names include (but are not limited to) Robert Webster, Malik Pieris, Dr. Paul Keim, Michael Osterholm, Thomas Inglesby, Dr Philip Campbell, Dr. Bruce Alberts, Laurie Garrett, David Brown, Professor Peter Doherty, and Arthur Caplan.
The good news is that this two day session will be live streamed on the web.
Note: Broadcast times listed are for local London Time. So adjust for your time zone accordingly.
For details, including a list of sessions and participants, follow the link below.
H5N1 research: biosafety, biosecurity and bioethics
9:00 am on Tuesday 03 April 2012 – 6:00 pm on Wednesday 04 April 2012
For details on how to watch live, visit the following link:
H5N1 research: biosafety, biosecurity and bioethics
An international symposium
Tuesday 03 April 2012 - Wednesday 04 April 2012
at The Royal Society, LondonOrganised by the Royal Society in partnership with the Academy of Medical Sciences and the Foundation for Vaccine Research with support from the American Society for Microbiology, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Fondation Mérieux, the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Institut Pasteur, and the Society for General Microbiology.
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Since I will be away from my computer for part of the day tomorrow and will miss some of these broadcasts, I am hoping that these videos will appear on the Royal Society TV website within a few days.
