Viruses, Microbes, and Your Health


Saturday, May 4th, 2PM to 3:30PM


A symposium presented by Colorado Citizens for Science in collaboration with Denver March for Science.

Boulder Public Library, Main Branch, Boulder Creek Room

Introduction and Welcome

  • Matt Young, President CCFS
  • James DeGregori, PhD, Moderator University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Campus
  • Gaythia Weis, Forum Coordinator

Variable Risks and Emergence of Infectious Diseases

Building a Personal risk map for infectious diseases: exposures, infections, disease, and prevention

Michael Antolin, PhD, Professor, Department of Biology Colorado State University

Designing an Even Better Vaccine

Vaccines are an invaluable tool for preventing disease – can we make them even more efficacious?

Lindsay Diamond, PhD, Director of Communications, BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder

Developing Medical Products

Process of basic and clinical research in developing new medical products

Vivian Dullien, PhD, Managing Partner, Dullien Associates, Consultant for Larta Institute, NIH, NSF, Boulder