About the Event
Hosted by McMaster University’s Global Nexus School for Pandemic Prevention & Response and Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, The Future of Vaccinology is a two-day symposium designed to bring thought-leaders together for holistic discussion about ongoing and emerging vaccine-relevant research. Key themes include aerosolized vaccines, vaccines that offer broad protection, experimental vaccinology, cancer vaccines, vaccination of vulnerable populations, and more. The event is tailored to researchers and trainees, industry professionals, government officials, regulatory experts, and scientific journal editors.
Key Details:
- October 12-13, 2023
- At David Braley Health Sciences Centre (100 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8P 1H6)
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Meet the Keynote Speaker: Carl Zimmer
Carl Zimmer is the author of fourteen books about science. His latest book is Life’s Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive (hardcover, Kindle, or audio.) Zimmer writes the “Origins” column for the New York Times. His writing has earned a number of awards, including the Stephen Jay Gould Prize, awarded by the Society for the Study of Evolution. During the Covid-19 pandemic, he contributed to the coverage that won the New York Times the public service Pulitzer Prize in 2021. Three of his books have been named Notable Books of the Year by the New York Times Book Review. His book She Has Her Mother’s Laugh won the 2019 National Academies Communication Award. The Guardian named it the best science book of 2018. Zimmer is a familiar voice on radio programs such as Radiolab and professor adjunct at Yale University. He is, to his knowledge, the only writer after whom both a species of tapeworm and an asteroid have been named.
Speaking October 12, 2023 at 1:00 PM — don’t miss it!
Featured Talks
Zhou Xing
October 12, 2023 @ 2:30 PM
Professor of Medicine, McMaster University
Topic: Aerosolized Vaccines
Matthew Miller
October 12, 2023 @ 4:00 PM
Scientific Director, Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research at McMaster University
Topic: Broadly-protective vaccines for respiratory viruses
Paul Offit
October 13, 2023 @ 9:00 AM
Director of the Vaccine Education Center, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Topic: Development of the rotavirus vaccine
Brian Lichty
October 13, 2023 @ 10:00 AM
Associate Professor of Medicine, McMaster University
Topic: Cancer Vaccines
Nicole Blackman
October 13, 2023 @11:00 AM
Provincial Director, Indigenous Primary Health Care Council
Topic: Vaccination of Indigenous Populations
Dawn Bowdish
October 13, 2023 @ 12:00 PM
Professor of Medicine, McMaster University
Topic: Lessons learned from studying vaccinations and infections in older adults
Sonia Anand
October 13, 2023 @ 12:30 PM
Professor of Medicine, McMaster University
Topic: COVID CommUNITY Studies
Sarah Wilson
October 13, 2023 @ 3:30 PM
Medical Epidemiologist, Public Health Ontario
Topic: National Immunization Technical Advisory Groups, Vaccine Policy
Mark Loeb
October 13, 2023 @ 4:00 PM
Professor of Medicine, McMaster University
Topic: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trials Evaluating Vaccine Efficacy
Joanne Langley
October 13, 2023 @ 4:30 PM
Division Head Infectious Diseases & Professor, Dalhousie University
Topic: Pediatric Vaccine Evaluation
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We look forward to seeing you at the event.