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The Frenemy Within: How the immune system can help us and hurt us, and its radical personalized future

Science Writers' Boot Camp
Monday, May 1, 2017
The National Press Club
Washington, D.C.
Reception to follow
Presentations
Note: These videos and presentations are for information purposes only and should not be re-purposed. If you are interested in using an image or video, please contact the media team at JHMedia@jhmi.edu to request permission.
Welcome and Introduction
Stephen Desiderio, M.D., Ph.D.
Immune System Basics
From Friend to Foe: What Happens When Your Immune System Goes Bad?
Stephen Desiderio, M.D., Ph.D. PDF
Sore Joints and Bad Breath: What Is Going on?
Felipe Andrade, M.D., Ph.D. Video PDF
Engineering the Immune System to Fight Cancer
Jonathan Schneck, M.D., Ph.D. PDF
Gut and Immune System
Getting By with a Little Help from Our Friends? The Gut Microbiome in Health and Disease
Susan Tuddenham, M.D., M.P.H. Video PDF
From Science Fiction to Reality: Building Baby Intestines
David Hackam, M.D., Ph.D. PDF
Can We Finally Eat That Peanut?
Corinne Keet, M.D., Ph.D. Video PDF
Panels
More Heat, More Allergies, More Bugs: The Impacts of Climate Change in Human Health Video
John Aucott, M.D.
Douglas Norris. Ph.D.
Murray Ramanathan, M.D.
Marsha Wills-Karp, Ph.D.
Moderator: Brady Dennis, The Washington Post
Science Denial, Vaccine Research and Science Policy
Ruth Karron, M.D.
Lois Privor-Dumm, M.B.A.
Dan Salmon, Ph.D
Moderator: Arthur Allen, Politico
Immunotherapy: Sorting the Hype from the Hope Video
Julie Brahmer, M.D.
Dung Le, M.D.
Jonathan Powell, M.D., Ph.D.
Moderator: Lindsey Pujanandez, Science Translational Medicine
21st Century Cures: From Bench to Market and Who Is Paying for it? Video
Scott Carmer
Drew Pardoll, M.D., Ph.D.
Elad Sharon, M.d., Ph.D.
Moderator: Jocelyn Kaiser, Science Magazine