Recent advances in vaccine research have laid the groundwork for addressing many of the key public health issues of the 21st century. Yet vaccines have also proved a source of popular misunderstanding, and ever-new outbreaks of infectious disease challenge researchers and practitioners alike to keep pace with a globally interconnected health environment.
TEDxFSCJ will host a salon exploring the critical role vaccines play in promoting public health. The evening will include a panel discussion with Dr. Keith Knutson, a leading cancer researcher at the Mayo Clinic, and Dr. Pauline Rolle, the Medical Director of the Florida Department of Health in Duval County. Co-hosted by FSCJ professors Dr. Dianne Fair and Dr. Lourdes Norman-McKay, the salon will provide insight into how a vaccine is brought to market, how vaccines are tested for safety, the challenges of getting vaccines to the public, and new hope for using vaccines to fight cancer. Join the conversation with cutting-edge researchers and dedicated public health workers, committed to growing healthy communities.
The salon will be held Thursday, January 12th, at FSCJ-Deerwood Center, from 6-8 pm.
Panelists
Dr. Pauline J. Rolle, M.D.
Dr. Pauline Rolle is the Medical Director for the Florida Department of Health in Duval County (DOH-Duval). She is Board Certified in Pediatrics and Public Health. A native of Miami, she is a graduate of Fisk University and Meharry Medical College in Nashville, and she completed her Pediatric residency training at the University of Florida Health Science Center in Jacksonville. Before joining the Department of Health in 2003, she was a community pediatrician at West Jacksonville Family Health Center. As Medical Director, Dr. Rolle oversees the clinical, dental, pharmacy and behavioral health programs for DOH-Duval. She enjoys spending time with her family, outdoor activities, and shopping. She is married to Harold Rolle Jr. and they have 2 children.
Dr. Keith l. Knutson, Ph.D.
Dr. Keith L. Knutson is Professor in the Department of Immunology at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville and Director, Mayo Clinic Florida Cancer Research Program. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia in 1995 and completed two post-doctoral fellowships in immunology, one at the University of British Columbia and the other at the University of Washington. Dr. Knutson’s research focuses on the immunology and immunotherapy of breast and ovarian cancers, and he is currently a member of the Tumor Microenvironment Study Section at the Center for Scientific Review at the National Institutes of Health, a member of the Integration Panel of Department of Defense’s Ovarian Cancer Research Program, and a Susan G. Komen Scholar.
Panel hosts
Dr. Dianne Fair, Ph.D.
Dr. Fair is a professor of natural sciences at Florida State College at Jacksonville. Since 1986, she has taught biology and chemistry in its various forms from elementary to middle school, high school to college. Dr. Fair earned her baccalaureate degrees in biology and in chemistry from Jacksonville University and her doctorate in biological sciences/microbiology from Florida State University. Her primary academic interests stem from her dissertation on soil microbial ecology; however, plants, animals, gardening, chocolate, beer, wine, cheese, Hawaiian volcanoes, Star Trek and martial arts all play a role in her wonderful life.
Dr. Lourdes Norman-McKay, Ph.D.
Dr. Norman-McKay, a biological sciences professor at Florida State College at Jacksonville, earned her doctorate in biochemistry and molecular biology from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. During her postdoctoral training, she specialized in microbiology and immunology, with a primary focus studying the role of viruses in cancer. In addition to her 13 years teaching at the collegiate level, she has experience as an administrator of STEM programs and is a signed author with Pearson for her own Microbiology textbook. Dr. Norman-McKay is especially interested in enhancing the quality of STEM education and in promoting the recruitment, retention, and success of students in these areas.
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