ONLINE: How mRNA vaccines might change the course of medical history

Thursday, June 16, 2022
12 PM to 1 PM EDT

When COVID-19 rampaged through the world in early 2020, scientists raced to develop vaccines built around the power of mRNA technology to trigger our immune systems and offer life-saving protection. Can this new approach to medicine protect us from future viruses and become the magic bullet in the battle against cancer, HIV and other deadly diseases? And how can we ensure that communities all over the world benefit equally from these technologies?

Join us at our next alumni webcast to meet the McGill graduates behind Moderna and some of the university researchers working on the front lines to develop new mRNA therapies and to understand their implications for equity and global health.

With:

Noubar Afeyan, BEng'83, DSc'22, Founder and CEO, Flagship Pioneering; Co founder and Chairman of Moderna

Avak Kahvejian, BSc'97, PhD'04, General Partner, Flagship Pioneering

Jerry Pelletier, BSc'81, PhD'88, Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology; member, Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute

Amélie Quesnel-Vallée, Professor, Departments of Sociology and Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health; Canada Research Chair in Policies and Health Inequalities

Moderated by Derek Cassoff, Managing Director, Communications, McGill University Advancement

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ONLINE: How mRNA vaccines might change the course of medical history

Thursday, June 16, 2022
12 PM to 1 PM EDT

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FREE

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Online, Montreal, Quebec
CANADA
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