Departmental Seminar – October 7, 2016
Seminar Series: Fall 2016 ~~ Friday, October 7, 2016
2:00-3:00 PM
“Gene Expression Alterations in Human Bronchial Epithelium Following Electronic Cigarette Exposure”
Elizabeth Moses
PhD Candidate; Spira/Lenburg Lab
Immunology Training Program
Boston University School of Medicine
Location & Time:
670 Albany Street
Lobby Level #107/108
2:00-3:00 PM
Friday, October 7, 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) state that little evidence is available regarding the physiological effects of exposure to electronic cigarette (ECIG) aerosol.; 2) distinguish that the use of tobacco cigarettes (TCIG) remains the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, responsible for more than 480,000 deaths per year (CDC, 2014); and 3) recognize that the data suggests that ECIG aerosol can induce gene-expression changes in bronchial airway epithelium in vitro, some of which are shared with TCIG smoke.
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.