Science on Tap
Thursday, December 4th, 2014
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Chama River Brewing Company
4939 Pan American Freeway
505 342.1800
Featuring:
PhD Candidate - Victoria Hansen
Bringing up baby: the immunology of pregnancy
Pregnancy poses a number of immunological problems.
The maternal system must tolerate a foreign tissue in the form of an embryo and
fetus for as long as 9 months in the case of humans, while still protecting the
woman from infection. Complex systems have evolved to insure the immune
system doesn’t reject the fetus, but these can break down leading to
complications and miscarriage. My research takes a comparative approach
by studying mammals distantly related to humans to discover common
solutions. This research has implications for understanding how animals
evolve from being egg laying to live bearing, something that has happened many
time in vertebrates.
Coming up in February 5th, 2015;
Dr Stephen Myer
Beyond Red: A history of thermal imaging
Beyond Red: A history of thermal imaging
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