Listen to Professor Mark von Itzstein, the Executive Director of the Institute for Glycomics discuss Australia’s vulnerability to an influenza pandemic and our preparedness to respond.
Many of the world’s leading experts in the field agree that an influenza pandemic is not a matter of “if”, but “when”.
Griffith University’s Institute for Glycomics, in partnership with the Institute Pasteur, has established an International Rapid Response Network which will provide vital information about emerging influenza viruses.
Professor Mark von Itzstein, the Executive Director of the Institute for Glycomics discussed Australia’s vulnerability to an influenza pandemic and our preparedness to respond.
The event took place on Wednesday 1 November 2006 at the Gold Coast campus of Griffith University.
The podcast is approximately 1 hour and 1 minute long. You can also watch Professor von Itzstein’s presentation online.