Released recordings of live presentations from the 3rd International Remote Conference: Science and Society
Day 1 (Saturday, January 27, 2018)
For further details, please view our abstract booklet
Opening Ceremony – Introduction and Welcome from BSI
Dr. Eleanor Fish
Toronto, Canada
Keynote – Finding direction on the inflammation highway.
Dr. Gerard Graham
University of Glasgow, Scotland
Schistosoma mansoni infection & HIV risk in women from Entebbe
Sergey Yegorov
Toronto, Canada
HIV control using gene therapy with secreted entry inhibitor
Dr. Jastaran Singh
Toronto, Canada
CCR5 and CXCR4 coreceptor profile in resistant HIV exposed but seronegative individuals of Nigerian Origin
Dr. Eleanor Fish
Toronto, Canada
Atg8-associated autophagy in Leishmania parasites govern its mitochondrial health, differentiation and infectivity
Sagnik Giri
New Delhi, India
Keynote – People and parasites: learning to win
Dr. Faith Osier
KEMRI – Wellcome Trust, Kilifi, Kenya
Cigarette smoke extracts inhibits M2 macrophage polarization and inhibition of IRE1/XBP-1 pathway exacerbates behaviour
Sohail Mahmood
Hamilton, Canada
Measure once and cut twice: how CRISPR/Cas is revolutionizing biotechnology
Dr. Jason De Melo
Toronto, Canada
Effect of dietary monosodium glutamate on the development of metabolic syndrome in Sprague Dawley rats
Prabjot Sehmi
Nairobi, Kenya
Modulation of Bulkholderia cenocepacia virulence in response to environmental factors of lung tissue in cystic fibrosis patients
Ivana Bogado
Duque de Caxias, Brazil
Assessment of mental health and psychosocial support needs of refugee students in Kakuma Refugee Camp
Ruth Anyango
Nairobi, Kenya
Hot Doc: BSI Nairobi: Knowledge, attitude and practice of drugs and substance abuse among teenagers at Kabete Rehabilitation School
Esther Anyango
Nairobi, Kenya
Day 2 (Sunday, January 28, 2018)
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Keynote – Cancer immunotherapy: a paradigm shift with much promise
Dr. Bruno Silva-Santos
Institute of Molecular Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal
Sestrin2 facilitates glutamine dependent survival and mitochondrial biogenesis in cancer cells under glucose limitation
Ashish Kumar
New Delhi, India
Anticancer mechanism of a soy phytoestrogen against breast cancer
Dr. Swarnendra Singh
Gurugram, India
Polymorphisms and haplotype structures from transforming growth factor beta 1 gene (TGFB1) show subtype-specific associations with susceptibility and clinical presentation in women breast cancer
Glauco Vitiello
Londrina, Brazil
HotDoc: BSI goes to Kakuma!
Ashwinder Bhamra
Eldoret, Kenya
Keynote – A small jab, a big effect: non-specific immunomodulation by vaccines
Dr. Christine Stabell Benn
University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
The Immunological Genome Project
Alison Cook and Kumba Seddu
Boston, USA
Killing Filiarial Nematode Parasites
Samuel Terkper Ahuno
Kumasi, Ghana
HotDoc: Life after female genital mutilation: A case report
Pavanraj Chana & Atiyya Tul Munim
Eldoret, Kenya