NSERC CREATE Host-Parasite Interactions (HPI) TELUS Spark Adults Only Night

The theme for the Adults Only Night will be “Party with Parasites: Everything you didn’t think you wanted to know about parasites that live in and around us” whereby the University of Calgary’s HPI group will run a full series of parasitology programs throughout the centre. Also during the evening, HPI Faculty member, Dr. Derek McKay (Cumming School of Medicine) will give a talk about therapeutic treatments using parasites. In addition, Jay Ingram, Canadian author and broadcaster (former host of the Discovery Channel television show Daily Planet) will be the MC/judge for the “HPI coolest parasite” competition. Please visit the link for more details http://www.sparkscience.ca/events/adults-only-nights/party-with-parasites/

Location:

Telus Spark Science Centre

Speaker:

Dr. Derek McKay and Jay Ingram

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/nserc-create-host-parasite-interactions-hpi-telus-spark-adults-only-night