Schedule
8:45 a.m. Coffee and Registration
9:00 a.m.

Welcome

  • Ms. Karen S. Hoffman
    President
    North Carolina Association for Biomedical Research

  • Dr. Ken Tindall
    Senior Vice President, Science and Business Development
    North Carolina Biotechnology Center

  • Ms. Karen A. Goraleski
    Director, Prevention Research Initiative
    Research!America

  • Dr. William Roper
    Chairman, Prevention Research Initiative Advisory Council
    Research!America
    Dean, School of Public Health
    The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Moderator:
    Mr. Sam Taylor
    Executive Vice President
    North Carolina Biosciences Organization (NCBIO)
9:30 a.m.

VACCINES IN CONTEXT: PREVENTION OF HIV AS A METAPHOR
Dr. Myron Cohen
J. Herbert Bate Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
Director, UNC Center for Infectious Diseases
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

THE SCIENTIFIC CHALLENGES OF VACCINE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
Dr. Barton Haynes
Frederic M. Hanes Professor of Medicine
Director, Duke University Human Vaccine Institute
Duke University School of Medicine

Discussion
10:45 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m.

VACCINES AND MARKET FORCES
Mr. Peter Young
President and CEO
AlphaVax

Discussion
11:45 a.m. VACCINES AND BIODEFENSE
Dr. James W. Kirkpatrick
Bioterrorism Coordinator
North Carolina Division of Public Health

Discussion

12:30 p.m.

Lunch and Keynote Presentation

Moderator:
Dr. Russ Lea
Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs
UNC General Administration

VACCINES, THE MEDIA AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Dr. Samuel Katz
Chairman Emeritus, Department of Pediatrics
Wilbert C. Davison Professor Emeritus, Pediatric Community Programs
Duke University Medical Center
Member, World Health Organization Committee on Vaccines
Co-Chairman, India-U.S. Vaccine Action Program
Member, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the CDC

Discussion
1:45 p.m. RISK COMMUNICATION: PUTTING FEARS IN PERSPECTIVE
Mr. David Ropeik
Director of Risk Communication, Harvard Center for Risk Analysis
Harvard School of Public Health

Discussion
2:30 p.m.

WRAP-UP
Dr. Russ Lea
3:00 p.m.

Adjourn
 
Presented By:
 
 
With Sponsorship From:
 
North Carolina Biotechnology Center