Neglected diseases, or more specifically neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), refer to major global health problems that affect hundreds of millions of people. Despite the huge burden of these diseases worldwide, there is little or no interest in the pharmaceutical industry in developing effective drugs because these are diseases of poor people in poor regions of the world. We will discuss the moral and ethical considerations, and the challenges of developing vaccines, diagnostics, and drugs for these diseases in the absence of profitable financial markets.
Guest Speaker: Dr. James "Jim" McKerrow is the Dean of UC San Diego's Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Admission/Cost: FREE
Location:
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
Balboa Park
1875 El Prado
San Diego, CA 92101
Wednesday, December 2 - 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
For more information, please visit: www.calendar.ucsd.edu
Guest Speaker: Dr. James "Jim" McKerrow is the Dean of UC San Diego's Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Admission/Cost: FREE
Location:
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
Balboa Park
1875 El Prado
San Diego, CA 92101
Wednesday, December 2 - 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
For more information, please visit: www.calendar.ucsd.edu
