When:
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CT
Where: 2010 Sheridan Road, 201, 2010 Sheridan Road , Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
Sarah Peters
(847) 491-7980
Group: International Studies
Category: Global & Civic Engagement
Dr. Robert Murphy, Director of the Center for Global Health at Northwestern, will share information about the NU Center for Global Health and the projects the center is currently working on.
Dr. Robert Murphy is the Director of the Center for Global Health at Northwestern University where he holds his primary academic appointment as the John P. Phair Professor of Medicine. Dr. Murphy’s primary research and clinical interest is in viral infections. His research includes drug development of new antiretroviral drugs and vaccines for HIV and viral hepatitis and the scale-up of therapy for AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. He is Special Advisor to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program in Nigeria, sponsored by the Harvard School of Public Health, where he has overseen the set up of 42 clinics that currently treat over 75,000 patients with HIV/AIDS.
ALL STUDENTS WELCOME
Dinner provided.
RSVP to international-studies@northwestern.edu