This talk may be of interest to some members-
Robin Hide
http://billboard.anu.edu.au/event_view.asp?id=95017
Public Lecture
Sentinel chickens: what
birds can tell us about our health and world
Canberra Times / ANU Literary Event: Meet the Author Series
2012
Through personal stories and fascinating examples, Nobel Prize
winner Professor Peter Doherty shows how birds have
contributed to cutting-edge medical research. Studying birds has
helped us to understand the nature of human cancer, malaria and
influenza, and contributed to the development of new vaccines and
cures.
In his trademark style, Peter argues that since birds pollinate,
spread plant seeds and control insects, endangering their habitats
through human activities is a threat to our own wellbeing. Birds
continually sample the atmosphere, oceans, fields and forests,
signalling toxic and environmental dangers that threaten all
vertebrates.
Professor Doherty’s pioneering research at ANU into human immune
systems earned him the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine in
1996.
He was Australian of the Year and awarded a Companion of the Order
of Australia in 1997, and currently divides his professional time
between the University of Melbourne and St Jude Children’s
Hospital in Memphis, where he is helping to unravel the mystery of
childhood cancer.
Book sales and signings will follow the lecture.
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| Speaker/Host:
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Professor Peter Doherty |
| Venue: |
Theatre 1 Manning Clark Centre, Union Court, ANU |
| Date: |
Monday, 10 September 2012 |
| Time: |
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Website:
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http://peterdoherty.eventbrite.com/ |
| Enquiries:
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on
6125 4144 |
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