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Rosemary Rochford PhD is widely known for her research on Burkitt’s Lymphoma, the most common childhood cancer in sub-Saharan Africa.  She will talk about the cancer challenges in developing countries, how the cancer registry programs work, the main types of cancers that exist in Africa and how they differ from those in the United States.  Rochford is professor & chair of Microbiology & Immunology and recently appointed vice president for research at Upstate.   

Mark Polhemus, director of the Center for Global Health and Translational Science at Upstate Medical University, talks about the development of vaccines, drugs and diagnostics in developing countries for diseases such as malaria, dengue and tuberculosis, and the education of researchers in those areas.  Dr. Polhemus also introduces a new dengue fever clinical trial at Upstate that is currently seeking participants.

For more information about clinical trials at Upstate, call 315-464-9689
Upstate Active Clinical Trials Seeking Participants – Dengue Fever vaccine

Pediatric infectious disease specialist Joseph Domachowske responds to reports that the numbers of whooping cough have quadrupled this year, and it’s only going to get worse. He will talk about the risks, why the numbers are up, and what we can do about it.

Read more about The Pediatric and Adolescent Immunology and Infectious Disease Center at Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital.

  Dr. David Paar, medical director of Upstate’s Designated AIDS Center, and Kelley Flood, assistant program director and social worker, talk about Hepatitis C, and the recommendation that all baby-boomers get tested for the virus.

Grant Funded Services at the Designated AIDS Center.

Gregory Eastwood MD and Rosemary Rochford PhD discuss the recent controversy about researchers turning the bird flu virus into a form that is easily transmissible among humans.

Onondaga County Health Commissioner Cynthia Morrow MD, MPH and Upstate’s Donna Bacchi MD, MPH review the new seasonal flu vaccine guidelines.

Need a flu shot? Onondaga County Health Department’s Health Clinic Schedule