Café Scientifique: Old Drugs, Bad Bugs: Antibiotic Treatment of Lung Infections in Cystic Fibrosis – July 27 at the Railway Club
Just a quick plug for an upcoming Café Scientifique event:
Description:
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a fatal genetic disease that affects many Canadian children and young adults. Though CF is a multi-organ disease, chronic infection and inflammation of the lungs are particularly detrimental to health. Persons with CF can get infected with unusual bacteria that are hard to clear in part because they are, or become, highly resistant to antibiotics. Antibiotic treatment of airway infections in CF is further complicated by the fact that one class of antibiotics can cause resistance to another class, and some antibiotics can interfere with immune system processes. My research is focused on understanding how these “bad bugs” evade antibiotics, and the possible side-effects of chronic drug use.
Given that I’m playing in the Longest Game of Hockey specifically to raise money for, and awareness about, Cystic Fibrosis – and that Agatha happens to be a friend of mine – I really wish I could attend this but I have a hockey game that night. But I thought I’d pass along the info in case any of you are interested!
| Date: | Tuesday July 27th, 7:30pm |
| Location: | Railway Club (579 Dunsmuir St) |
| Topic: | Old Drugs, Bad Bugs: Antibiotic Treatment of Lung Infections in Cystic Fibrosis |
| Speaker: | Agatha Jassem, from the Department of Pathology at UBC |
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