Looking Back, Moving Forward: The Evolution Of Malaria

Join Harvard's Defeating Malaria: From the Genes to the Globe Initiative, the Takemi Program in International Health, and the Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health for a reflective look back on the history of neglected tropical diseases, and a future-oriented discussion of academia's role in setting the R&D agenda for malaria eradication by leading experts in the fields of global health delivery, medicine, health policy and malaria research and development. 

Opening Remarks:
Allan M. Brandt, PhD; Professor of the History of Science, Amalie Moses Kass Professor of the History of Medicine, Harvard University

Moderator & Speakers:

• Regina Rabinovich, MPH, MD; ExxonMobil Malaria Scholar in Residence, Harvard University; Director, Malaria Elimination Initiative, Barcelona Institute for Global Health
• Jesse Bump, PhD; Executive Director, Takemi Program in International Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
• Joseph Cook, MPH, MD; Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
• Conrad Keating, Writer in Residence; Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine, Oxford University
• Irene Koek, Senior Deputy Assistant, USAID Global Health Bureau, President's Malaria Initiative
• Daniel Neafsey, PhD; Assistant Professor, Department of Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
• Dyann F. Wirth, PhD; Richard Pearson Strong Professor & Chair, Department of Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Senior Associate Member, Broad Institute, and Faculty Affiliate of the Center for African Studies

This event is part of Worldwide Week at Harvard, which celebrates and showcases Harvard’s global presence and educational opportunities that extend beyond the Cambridge and Boston campuses.

ORGANIZER(S): Harvard's Defeating Malaria: From the Genes to the Globe Initiative, Takemi Program in International Health, Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health, Worldwide Week at Harvard 
EVENT WEBSITE: http://worldwideweek.harvard.edu/