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Day of Immunology - April 29, 2010
The goal of the Day of Immunology is to strengthen public awareness of immunology by combining activities globally on the Day of Immunology (DOI). They hope to create a global forum of information exchange announcing ideas and activities and bringing immunology and health to all people. Visit: www.dayofimmunology.org
The CSI applauds this initiative and would like to encourage our members to get involved in their local areas. To facilitate involvement, we have created powerpoint presentation slides adapted from European Day of Immunology materials. These outreach materials have been made available on our website for use by CSI members (in English or French). The slides are intended as a resource for explaining the principles and importance of immunology to the public, and can be freely modified or adapted in any way. Examples of public outreach activities can include public lectures in a university or primary / secondary school setting, media announcements of research successes, or publication of newspaper articles. With the support of our membership, the CSI looks forward to introducing the Day of Immunology to North America! View powerpoint presentation here (note: you must hold a current CSI membership to access this presentation)
Seminars of General Interest
Public education seminar on Immune responses to Hepatitis C virus in First Nations people. Prepared and provided by Julia Rempel, University of Manitoba
British Society for Immunology: Roles of Immunology
The authors of this presentation have graciously given permission for CSI members to use this presentation in whole or part. British Society for Immunology: "Nature's Self Defence" presentation for secondary students.
The American Society for Cell Biology offer seminars on science for general audiences. A few of the seminars are relevant to the study of immunology. Visit: http://ascb.org/ibioseminars/ to access these seminars. Below is a list of the seminars most relevant:
- Norma Andrews - Leishmania and T cruzi infections
- David Baltimore - HIV
- Joe DeRisi - Malaria
- Stan Falkow - Host-Pathogen interations
- John McKinney - Tuberculosis
Immunological Research in Canada
Immunology 1930-1980: Essays on the History of Immunology, Pauline Mazumdar, ed., Toronto: Wall and Thompson, 1989, ix + 307 p., CBMH/BCHM, Vol. 7: 1990, p. 109-10. Immunology has a long pre-history, but its history as a separate discipline is quite short. Read this article.
Links to Canadian Immunology Departments
CIHR National Training Program in Allergy and Asthma
Dalhousie University, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
McGill University, Microbiology and Immunology Department
Memorial University of Newfoundland, Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Queen's University, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Université Laval, Département de biochimie et de microbiologie
University of Alberta Immunology Department
University of Alberta Immunology Network
University of British Columbia, Microbiology & Immunology
University of Calgary, CIHR Training Program
University of Calgary, Immunology Research Group
University of Manitoba, Immunology Department
University of Montreal, Microbiology and Immunology Department
University of Ottawa, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology
University of Saskatchewan, Immunology Research Group
University of Saskatchewan, Medicine
University of Saskatchewan, Veterinary Medicine
University of Toronto Immunology Department
University of Western Ontario, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization
Canadian Research Centres
BC Cancer Agency's Trev & Joyce Deeley Research Centre, Victoria
The Biomedical Research Centre, UBC
Research Programs of Interest
Anaphylaxis Canada (outlining some clinical immunology research and how the public can participate)
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