BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//chikkutakku.com//RDFCal 1.0//EN X-WR-CALDESC:GoogleカレンダーやiCalendar形式情報を共有シェ アしましょう。近所のイベントから全国のイベントま で今日のイベント検索やスケジュールを決めるならち っくたっく X-WR-CALNAME:ちっくたっく X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:BGM Monday Seminars DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260608T123000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260608T133000Z UID:217929976014 DESCRIPTION:Our guest speaker is Prof Bernard Fourie\, Director (Interim) of the TB@UP Centre for TB Research\, Faculty of Health Sciences\, Univer sity of Pretoria.The title of his talk is: Fifteen decades since the disc overy of the TB bacillus: Why does the world's deadliest disease persist?F ollowing Robert Kock's discovery of the TB bacillus in 1882\, several majo r scientific discoveries in the early 1900's promised rapid control and el imination of the disease\, but didn't even get close to meeting the global epidemiological targets for control. We will be looking at impediments a nd critical knowledge gaps preventing control of the disease\, and will hi ghlight research contributions from UP scientists in the development of ne w diagnostics\, therapeutics and vaccines for TB. LOCATION:JJ Theron Lecture Hall\, Hillcrest\, Pretoria\, 0083\, South Afri ca END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR