Dr. Penny Hitchcock, recipient of the College of Science's Distinguished Alumnus Award, will present a special Natural Science Seminar on Friday, May 17th at 3 PM in Science rm 147 (Please note this is one hour earlier than our usual Natural Science Seminar time).

The title of Dr. Hitchcock's presentation is: Global Surveillance and Response to Disease Outbreaks and here is an abstract...

Dr. Hitchcock is a internationally recognized expert in infectious diseases, including basic, applied and clinical research, product development, and public health.  She was one of the original BioWatch  team members at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), and remained a consultant to the BioWatch Program prior to assuming her position as the Chief Scientist of the BioWatch System Program. While working with the Center for Biosecurity, she led efforts to develop policies aimed at reducing the risk and impact of bioterrorism while simultaneously reducing the morbidity, mortality, and costs associated with emerging public health diseases.  Dr. Hitchcock was the lead author on Center reports examining the 1) biosecurity of indoor air; 2) the vulnerability of drinking water systems; and 3) challenges in global biosurveillance.