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Join us for our next science cafe - Abs of Steel!
Science on the Hill presents: Abs of Steel - Arming patients' immune systems with personalized weapons to counterattack disease
Tuesday November 18th
6:00 PM at Landmark Americana - City Line
A Conversation with Dr. Nicholas Nicolaides ‘87, President and CEO of Morphotek Inc.
Dr. Nicolaides will discuss the human body’s immune defense system and how it works to protect individuals from infectious diseases as well as inherent diseases such as inflammation and cancer. He will focus on a particular area of the immune defense fortress that generates protective immune agents called antibodies (commonly abbreviated as “Abs”) that specifically detect and eliminate infectious pathogens and/or tissue cells containing altered biomolecules associated with inherent diseases to maintain a person’s health. He will also provide an overview on bioengineering technologies being pursued across the pharmaceutical industry to develop Abs that can target disease-specific agents to further arm a patient’s immune system to improve their morbidity and ultimately cure them of the disease of which they are afflicted.
Includes a free appetizer buffet and door prizes!
Register at http://scienceonthehill.weebly.com/upcoming-events.html
For more information contact Caitlin Fritz at cfritz@sju.edu
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What is Science on the Hill?
Science on the Hill is a science café program that allows scientists to interact with the public in a relaxed setting, fostering dialogue and making science an approachable part of the everyday world. Each event will be one to two hours long and consist of a guest scientist speaker leading a moderated discussion and question-and-answer session on scientific topics of interest to the community.
