January 25, 2007
Medical lectures and Tumor Vaccine Group open house set for Feb. 7 & 8
Dr. Anthony Back, professor of medicine, will moderate a panel discussion on the experiences of human subjects in clinical trials. Why I Participate in Research: From a Research Subject’s Perspective, takes place Wednesday, Feb. 7, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., T-733 Health Sciences Building. The presentation is part of The Investigator Needs to Know (ThINK) Seminar series. The panel will explore subjects’ experiences as research participants and advice subjects have for researchers.
Dr. Samuel I. Miller, professor in the Departments of Genome Sciences, Medicine and Microbiology, will present the next Science in Medicine Lecture, Thursday, Feb. 8, from noon to 1 p.m., in Hogness Auditorium, Health Sciences Building. In his lecture, Bacterial Interactions with Innate Immunity, Miller will discuss general principles of bacterial pathogenesis.
Both the ThINK and Science in Medicine lectures will be simulcast in various locations and are open to all faculty, staff and students. No registration is required. For more information, contact Vee White at 206-543-8319 or veewhite@u.washington.edu.
UW Tumor Vaccine Group will host an open house at UW Medicine South Lake Union, 815 Mercer St., Thursday, Feb. 8, from 5 to 9 p.m. The event will showcase the latest in cancer biotherapy research, including immunologic treatments and vaccines for breast and ovarian cancer. Principal investigators in the Tumor Vaccine Group Dr. Nora Disis, director of the UW Center for Translational Research in Women’s Health, and oncologist Dr. Lupe Salazar are among the speakers. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.TumorVaccineGroup.org or call 206-543-3829.
