Speaker: Brian Grimberg PhD, Assistant Professor of International Health, Case Western Reserve University.
St. Ignatius High School 1992
University of Rochester 1996
Wake Forest University 2004
Brian is a malarial researcher at Case Western Reserve University. He travels regularly to Papua, New Guinea where CWRU maintains a research lab in one of the most remote locations on the globe. Case Western Reserve University has recently been named the lead institution of an International Center of Excellence for Malaria Research and was awarded a $7.9 million, seven-year grant for continued research into the malarial disease. Brian will talk about the disease, treatments, updates on the possibility of a vaccine and the influence of the disease on the people of the world and on the city of Cleveland.
Where: Breen auditorium
When: Thursday, May 26th, 4th period or 6th period. Dr. Grimberg’s presentation can be seen here.
What: Dr. Grimberg’s presentation on malaria.
Malaria kills @ 1,000,000 people, mainly children, a year.
