The story of vaccines - Jenner to the mRNA Covid vaccines
Ian Goodall SpeakerNet Sponsor
- Region:
- South East
- Notice Period:
- Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
- Type:
- Rotary/charity/Probus/WI/u3a
- Fee:
- Free
- Category:
- Science
- Updated:
- 30th July 2024
- Tagged:
- Vaccines
This highly illustrated talk tells the story of the development of vaccines, from Edward Jenner’s vaccine against smallpox, through Louis Pasteur’s work on cholera and rabies, through to the most modern mRNA vaccines which have been used against Covid.
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Ian’s talks have been described as ‘highly engaging and informative’ ‘One of the best speakers we’ve ever had’. Ian is the retired Headmaster of a large comprehensive school and now gives highly illustrated talks which have been extremely well received . He has degrees from several universities. He has developed a number of highly illustrated talks with a biological/medical theme. Talks include The man who caught a million criminals - Alec Jefferys and the invention of DNA fingerprinting.
The history of vaccines - Edward Jenner to the Covid mRNA vaccines.
The rise of the superbugs- antibiotic resistance. The history of genetics - the race to the double helix’. I have given 50 of these talks to Rotary Clubs, Probus Clubs, U3A groups and other societies - with uniformly excellent feedback. Talks can be anything between 30 and 60 minutes, according to your preference.
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