Dr. Webster will discuss "Influenza pandemics of the past century: 1918-2009."

Monday, November 19, 2018 Dr. Robert Webster to give Chanock Memorial Lecture on November 20th On Tuesday, Dr. Robert G. Webster, Emeritus Member of the Department of Infectious Diseases at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, in Memphis, Tennessee, will host NIAID's 2018 Chanock lecture, "Influenza pandemics of the past century: 1918-2009." Dr. Webster has studied influenza, particularly avian influenza and how it jumps from birds into humans, for over 50 years. He will discuss the source and progression of the deadly 1918 influenza pandemic, which ultimately killed over 50 million people, as well as the paths which the influenza virus has taken since. The lecture will begin at 9:00 AM on November 20th, in the 1st floor conference room of Building 50 on the NIH Campus in Bethesda, Maryland. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases  |  National Institutes of Health Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). This email was sent to myhcistech.healthnews360@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 5601 Fishers Lane · Bethesda, MD 20892 · 1-866-284-4107