An Invisible Plague: the Growing Threat of Tuberculosis

You might think of tuberculosis as an antiquated disease: an infection largely conquered, and isolated to the most impoverished nations; and you would be dead wrong. In this talk, we will explore the history and science of Tuberculosis to understand why this ancient bacterial foe is arguably today’s greatest infectious threat to global public health.

Dr. Lauren Popov received her PhD in Microbiology and Immunology from Stanford University School of Medicine. In graduate school, she studied Staphylococcus aureus skin infections. Lauren loves communicating science to the public, and outside the lab she serves as a communications coach to help other scientists improve their own oral presentations.

WHAT:  a SkepTalk in Berkeley

HOW:   Presented free by the Bay Area Skeptics.

WHY:   Because science is fascinating!