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About this Seminar

Harmful strains of bacteria have resulted in plagues and pandemics for millennia. How are the driving forces of antibiotic resistance, and individual and societal decisions contributing to this developing public health crisis?

Note: This seminar was developed and recorded by BUSPH. Our Dean’s Signature Programs bring speakers to our campus to engage in thoughtful conversations about the pressing issues of public health. They are open to our entire community, designed to inform, stimulate, and encourage groundbreaking discussion.

What you'll learn

At the end of the seminar, participants will be able to:

• Describe the historical contributions of at least 5 researchers to the understanding of infectious disease
• List 4 ways in which global conflict contributes to increasing the occurrence of infectious diseases
• Describe the roles of agricultural practices and poverty in the occurrence of infectious diseases
• Identify market and economic concerns that negatively influence the generation of new anti-microbial drugs

Subject Matter Expert

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  Muhammad Zaman

  Professor of Biomedical Engineering and International Health

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Muhammad H. Zaman is Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor of Biomedical Engineering and International Health at Boston University. Prof. Zaman’s current research is focused on three areas, namely using quantitative tools to understand tumor metastasis, developing robust technologies for high-value healthcare problems in the developing world, particularly in the area of maternal and child health, and working on health and innovation policy issues in developing nations. Technologies developed by Prof. Zaman are in various stages of implementation in several countries. In 2013, Scientific American named a technology from Zaman’s lab, PharmaChk, among the 10 technologies that will change the world. He has won numerous awards for his research and teaching from IEEE, FEBS, American Society for Engineering Education, USAID, The US National Academy of Sciences, The University of Texas System, Boston University and other national and international organizations. Most recently, he was named Howard Hughes Professor by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and was elected as a Fellow of American Institute of Biological and Medical Engineering.
In addition to his research, Prof. Zaman is actively engaged in bringing quality engineering education in several developing nations. He is currently involved in setting up biomedical engineering departments at universities in Kenya, Zambia, Uganda and Ethiopia. He is Co-Director of the UN Africa Biomedical Initiative. He is a regular contributor on issues of drug quality control and global health for the Project Syndicate (his columns have appeared in newspapers in more than 20 countries) and Huffington Post, and writes a weekly column on innovation in health and education for leading Pakistan daily, Express Tribune, which is part of the International New York Times group.

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  Karen Weintraub

  Health
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  Science Journalist

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Independent Health/Science journalist covering the biological sciences.Regular contributor to The New York Times, The Washington Post, Scientific American.com, WBUR radio and others. Journalism educator and book author.

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_{Acknowledgement: This project is/was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP31685 “Regional Public Health Training Center Program.” This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.}

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