Principal speaker
Professor Michael Good AO
Over the last 100 years in Australia, the life expectancy has increased by an average of 3 months per year. This phenomenal achievement and our improving quality of life have led to a healthier and more prosperous society. Central to this dynamic are the achievements of health and medical research and the translation of new discoveries in the laboratory, the clinic and in public health research into new drugs, vaccines, diagnostics and policy. With new infectious agents rising at a rapid rate, we are seeking new and better outcomes in health with an ever-receding horizon. However, new vaccines offer a chance to make quantum differences in health by protecting the population against common and often life-threatening conditions as well as newly-emerging threats, which Australia is not immune from. Professor Michael Good has been fortunate to work on vaccine programs for malaria and streptococcus, which if successful, could save millions of lives each year. Join Professor Good as he shares some of the issues that make this work both exciting and challenging. This is a free event with registration essential. Doors open at 5:30pm for a 6:00pm start. Presented by the Griffith University Friends of the Library.