Last evening I had the pleasure of attending The Great Influenza event at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture. The guest of honor was celebrated writer John M. Barry, author of The Great Influenza. The near capacity crowd greeted the honored guest with enthusiasm.
Following the keynote address by Mr. Barry, where he discussed the history of the 1918 influenza pandemic, lessons learned and looming concerns, I had the honor of being a panel member participant, on a discussion of influenza, pandemics and unique pathogens. Panel members included Dr. Peter Buckley (Dean VCU School of Medicine) and Dr. Michael Donnenberg (Infectious Diseases and Senior Associate Dean for Research VCU School of Medicine)
Images from the event are below.
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| Left to right: Drs. Donnenberg, Buckley, John M. Barry, the Blogger |
