[bioundgrd] FW: HST.434 Evolution of an Epidemic (Study abroad - Durban, South Africa)

[Joshua Stone]

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From: Traci Anderson <tanderso at mit.edu<mailto:tanderso at mit.edu>>
Subject: IAP: HST.434 Evolution of an Epidemic (Study abroad - Durban, South Africa)
Date: October 11, 2018 at 9:39:22 AM EDT

HST.434 Evolution of an Epidemic (Study Abroad)

  *   Jan 14 & Jan 16 (pre-departure sessions in Cambridge): 9am – 1pm;
  *   Jan 18 – 28, 2019 – Durban, South Africa
Examines the medical, scientific, public health and policy responses to a new disease, by focusing on the evolution of the AIDS epidemic. Begins with a review of how this new disease was first detected in the US and Africa , followed by the scientific basis as to how HIV causes profound dysfunction of the body’s immune defense mechanisms, the rational development of drugs, the challenge of an HIV vaccine, and how public health and policy decisions have influenced the course of the global epidemic.

Class conducted in Durban, South Africa by MIT instructors. Sponsored by IMES, HST, MIT Medical, MISTI-South Africa Program, and the Ragon Institute. Open to all majors. Enrollment determined by application process, limited to 20; priority given to MIT sophomores, juniors and seniors

Application due November 4: http://hst.mit.edu/IAP2019SouthAfrica





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Traci Anderson
Academic Programs Administrator
Institute for Medical Engineering & Sciences
Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology

tanderso at mit.edu<mailto:tanderso at mit.edu>
phone: 617.253.7470
MIT Room E25-518
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139

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