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IF YOU WANT to know more about the latest
discoveries in medicine and science, including cur-
rent topics such as cancer, herpes and brain
waves, North Shore Continuing Education is of-
fering a free lecture series entitled Science and
Society — The Impact of Medical Research every
Tuesday in October at 8 p.m.

Scientists will present a
layman's view ‘of their
research studies. The first
session was presented Tues-
day by Dr. Robert Miller,
who discussed the _ recent
developments in modern
genetics, known as genetic
engineering.

The second session will be
held Oct. 9, with Dr. Doug
Kilburn discussing Im-
munology and Cancer.
Although immunization has
proved effective in many
cases against virus and
bacterial disease, this reac-
tion seems to be insufficient
to eliminate cancer The pro-
fessor of UBC’s Department
of Microbiology will point
out the new techniques
which are being developed to
enhance immune response to
tumors

Herpes will be presented
Oct 16 by Dr Steven Sacks
Since Genital Hlerpes is) an
ever increasing problem
which affects milhons of
Canadians, and since it may
recuc and most people who

have it do not realize it, con-
wol will depend upon in-
creased awareness. Dr. Sacks
will discuss means of
diagnosis and problems of
oping with genital herpes.

~ The final lecture series on
Oct. 26 presented by Dr.
Brian Pate will talk about
discuss the Human Brain at

Work. The UBC Imaging ©

Research Centre has scan-
ners designed to look at
organs in the human body,
and the Positron Emission
Tomography scanner
measures biochemical func-
tions. Dr. Pate, director of
UBC Program on Positron
Emission Tomography will
describe the application of
the P_E.T. scanner to brain
research on Parkinson
disease, Alzheimer’s diseasc,
stroke and others

The two-hour lectures will
be held at the North Van
couver School board's Cur
neulum Services Centre, 810
West 21st Street, North
Vancouvel Pre registration

Ww encouraged Please call
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DR. DOUGLAS Kilburn, left, and Dr. Robert
Miller share a research award valued at up to
$1 million under the Terry Fox Special Initia-
tives Program, which is designed to stimulate
innovative cancer research activities in Canada.
Under this program, Miller and Kilburn will
pursue research which concentrates on the im-
mune system. Dr. Kilburn will discuss bis work
Tuesday, Oct. 9.

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