THURSDAY OCTOBER 21 and FRIDAY OCTOBER 22, 2010

The Gairdner Foundation and the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization of the University of Saskatchewan will be co-hosting a one and a half day symposium on October 21-22, 2010  to explore the linkages between animal infections and human disease. 

This event will examine social, scientific and economics impacts of infectious diseases of animals and humans and will include a broad spectrum of internationally recognized scientists.

Topics to be discussed will include: emerging viral and bacterial infections that cross the boundaries between humans and animals;  novel approaches for preventing prion diseases;  advances in Hepatitis C research, ethical and social issues of vaccines, to name but a few. 

Conference program and registration

The symposium includes presentations in three sessions (Thursday morning and afternoon,  Friday morning), and dinner and presentations on Thursday evening.  Click here for preliminary program details.

Attendance is free, however, registration is required due to limited seat availability.   Click here to register online.

For additional information, contact Tammy Forester at RSVP Event Design.   Email tammy@rsvpeventdesign.ca  or (306)384-6044

Hotel Accomodations

The symposium will be held at the Radisson Hotel at #405, 20th Street East in Saskatoon SK.   

A block of hotel rooms have been reserved at a rate of $144/night, under Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, until September 20, 2010.

Contact the Radisson Hotel directly at (306) 665-3322 or 1-800-333-3333 if you require overnight accommodation.

Symposium Speakers List

• Frederick A. Murphy - Professor, Department of Pathology; University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX  USA

• Lorne A. Babiuk - Vice-President Research, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB

• Willem Hanekom -  Co-Director, South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI),  University of Cape Town, South Africa

• Richard Strugnell - Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne,  Victoria, Australia  

• Gregory A. Poland -  Mayo Vaccine Research Group and Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

• David Butler-Jones - Chief Public Health Officer, Public Health Agency of Canada Ottawa,  

• Calvin Stiller - Professor Emeritus, University of Western Ontario;  CEO of Stilco Corp., London, ON

• Albert Osterhaus - Head Department of Virology at the Erasmus MC Rotterdam The Netherlands

• Farshad Guirakhoo - Sanofi Pasteur, Marcy D'Etoile,  France

• Michael  Houghton -University of Alberta, Dept. of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry Edmonton, AB

• Don McManus -Molecular Parasitology,  Queensland Institute of Medical Research,  QIMR PO Royal Brisbane Hospital,  Australia

• Neil  Cashman - Professor, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC;   Scientific Director, PrioNet Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia