Summer Institute in
Infectious Diseases 2005


IMPACTS OF
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ON LOCAL + GLOBAL COMMUNITIES

FRIDAY - June 3, 2005

1:00 - 4:30
VII. IDs AS A GLOBAL THREAT

SARS OR MARBURG - Dr. Heinrich Feldmann

  • A review of the SARS-CoV virus structure and lifecycle
  • Original outbreak of the SARS coronavirus in Hong Kong and how it spread around the world. 

BIOTERRORISM (BT) - Dr. Jody D. Berry

  • What are Bio– terrorism agents (Biothreat agents) and how can we prepare for these bugs? 
  • The notion that being prepared for BT outbreaks is in fact the same as being prepared for same as emerging infectious disease outbreaks. 
  • The role of laboratories, category A and B list bacterium, viruses and toxins. 
  • What kind of reagents/assays are used to detect/identify and diagnose?

BT PREPAREDNESS, CANGENE’S ROLE - Dr. Don Stewart

  • A description of the their research program; 
  • A Canadian biotechnology company involved in US and Canadian BT therapeutic development of real products. 
  • A review of BT protection and treatments if they exist. 

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