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SUMMARY:The global circulation of seasonal influenza viruses - Dr. Colin R
 ussell\, Department of Zoology\, University of Cambridge
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CONTACT:Prof. Jim Kaufman
DESCRIPTION:Much of the burden of infectious disease today is caused by an
 tigenically variable pathogens. These pathogens share a variety of charact
 eristics that combine to profoundly challenge biological and medical resea
 rch. They evolve to escape immunity induced by prior infection or vaccinat
 ion. They become resistant to existing drugs. They can infect individuals 
 multiple times during their lifetimes.  \n\nInfluenza viruses are classic 
 examples of antigenically variable pathogens and make an excellent model s
 ystem for studying pathogen evolution owing to the wealth of available dat
 a. Dr Russell studies how epidemiology shapes virus evolution primarily fo
 cusing the global dynamics of human seasonal influenza viruses. He is acti
 vely involved in World Health Organization (WHO) influenza vaccine strain 
 selection process and has recently been working with WHO and the US Centre
 s for Disease Control and Prevention on analyses of the outbreak of swine 
 origin A (H1N1) viruses.\n
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre\, Department of Pathology\, Tennis Court Road
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