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NORTHBOROUGH, MA – From Cows to Covid and Beyond: A Brief History of Vaccine Technology

October 25 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT

This a local Indivisible event! While healthcare and science appears to be under attack, let’s hear about the incredible successes of medical research.

Sean Ryder, Ph.D. is a Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology at UMass Chan Medical School. He is also the author of Everyday RNA: The Future of RNA Medicines, a textbook written to a lay audience that answers the questions “What is RNA?”, “What does it do in our cells?”, and “How is it being used to make medicines, including vaccines?”. His presentation will focus on the history of vaccine technology, beginning with the discovery that Cow Pox inoculation protects against Small Pox infection and concluding with the development of mRNA vaccines. The presentation is tailored so that anyone should be able to follow and understand without the need for an advanced science degree.

umassmed.edu/RyderLab

everydayrna.com

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Details

Date:
October 25
Time:
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT
Event Category:
Website:
https://www.mobilize.us/activist-afternoons/event/853647?utm_source=sba_cal

Venue

Northborough, MA
Northborough, MA

Organizer

Indivisible

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