Departmental Seminar – September 23, 2016
Seminar Series: Fall 2016 ~~ Friday, September 23, 2016
2:00-3:00 PM
“Acute Inflammation and Microbial Dissemination during Streptococcus pneumoniae Lung Infection”
John Leong, MD, PhD
Professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology
Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences
Tufts University School of Medicine
Location & Time:
670 Albany Street
Lobby Level #107/108
2:00-3:00 PM
Friday, September 23, 2016
Target Audience: Faculty, Students, Residents, Greater Boston Scientific Community (advertised in MIT’s Bulletin).
At the conclusion of this activity participants will be able to: 1) report that an important determinant of disease following Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) lung infection is pulmonary inflammation mediated by polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs); 2) recall that despite the presence of vaccines and antibiotic therapies, invasive Streptococcus pneumonia (pneumococcus) infections, such as pneumonia, bacteremia and meningitis, remain a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide and 3) repeat that the host factors that influence the outcome of S. pneumoniae infection will allow us to design better therapies.
Course Director: Barbara Slack, PhD
Boston University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Boston University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.