Viral Outbreak: The Science of Emerging Disease

Synopsis: A series of four lectures in the 2010 Holiday Lectures series: Lecture 1 - Dengue Fever: Breaking Epidemic Cycles by Eva Harris; Lecture 2:- The Virus Hunter’s Toolkit by Joseph L. DeRisi,; Lecture 3 - Fighting Viruses in the Lab and Beyond by Eva Harris;
Lecture 4 - Solving SARS and Other Viral Mysteries by Joseph L. DeRisi. Also a discussion session on Biology of the Mosquite Vector with Laura D. Kramer and Robin M. Moudy, of the New York State Department of Health

In their talks, Dr. Joseph L. DeRisi and Dr. Eva Harris explain how they use both simple and sophisticated technologies to detect and fight infectious agents.

This DVD set includes detailed chapter search by scientific topic; direct access to animations; English and Spanish subtitles; interviews with the speakers; special features including Virochip microarrays, understanding sequence assembly, dengue vector intervention, leading-edge bioinformatics, sustainable science in Nicaragua; and a discussion on the biology of the mosquito vector, featuring West Nile virus researcher Dr. Laura Kramer. Special Bonus CD-ROM: UCSF Chimera, a program for interactive visualization and analysis of molecular structures
Series: Holiday Lectures, Series
Language: English
Country: United States
Year of production: 2010
Subjects: Biology; Medical sciences
Keywords: dengue fever; epidemiology; infectious diseases; viruses; biological research; SARS

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