Vaccines – past, present and future
19 October, 7:30 pm
Talk, Discussion | Biology, Health & Medicine, History, Society
Vaccines – past, present and future
New Road Baptist Church, Bonn Square, OX1 1LQ
Louis Pasteur discovered the principles of vaccination in the 1880s, with today’s vaccines combatting diseases like measles, meningitis and polio. Join evolutionary virologist Emilia Skirmuntt from the Oxford Vaccine Group and David Miles, author of How Vaccines Work, to discuss what vaccines can do today, and what they might do in the future.
Suitable for teenagers and adults.
Dr Emilia Skimuntt is an evolutionary virologist with the Oxford Vaccine Group. Her scientific interests involve building an understanding of genome and virus evolution, including how viruses and their hosts co-evolve. She has a particular interest in bats, known to be one of the major sources of viral infections spread among humans and other animals.
Dr David Miles spent ten years researching how a child’s immune system responds to a world full of bacteria and viruses. This led him to write How Vaccines Work, a popular science book about how vaccines make those interactions as painless as possible.
IF Oxford uses Pay What You Decide (PWYD) ticketing so you can choose to pay whatever you want or can afford. You can make your donation during booking or after the event and the amount you pay is up to you. A suggested donation of £5 per person for each event enjoyed will help secure the future of the Festival. IF Oxford is run by The Oxfordshire Science Festival (charity #1151361) and your donation may be eligible for Gift Aid, where a charity can claim back an extra 25% of your donation at no cost to you.
Donate and download Gift Aid declaration form
The Festival reserves the right to modify event formats and manage the audience in accordance with the Festival’s Attendance Policy: https://if-oxford.com/about/policies/attendance-policy/
