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Transmission: infectious disease meets contemporary dance

Mike Brockhurst, Becs Andrews

  • 26 September 2014
    8.35pm - 9.20pm

  • York Medical Society (map)

  • FREE admission
    No booking required

  • Wheelchair accessible
    (through the garden)

Event details

Transmission is the most important step in a parasite's life and the main factor in its evolutionary fitness. Blocking transmission is the goal of many healthcare interventions such as vaccines and sanitation. In this talk, Mike will discuss a recent research project which harnessed the power of modern genomics (a branch of molecular biology) to track patient-to-patient transmission and the evolutionary adaptation of bacteria in the lungs of Cystic Fibrosis patients. Together with artist Becs Andrews, Mike will also introduce TRANSMISSION, a film which uses cutting-edge technology and contemporary dance to reveal the hidden worlds of infection and disease transmission. 

This is one of twelve thought-provoking short talks throughout the evening at York Medical Society on all things health-related by researchers from across eight different departments at the University of York. The talks are divided into three sessions over four hours, starting at 5pm and ending at 9.20pm, which are interspersed with refreshments and a chance to speak to the researchers, some of whom have been researching for years and some of whom are just at the start of their careers.