Dr. Jim Adelman will present “Understanding host competence in a wild song: potential mechanisms and consequences for disease dynamics”. This seminar focuses on host competence, or the propensity of one organism to transfer parasites/pathogens to another. To answer questions about host competence, my lab uses captive studies of house finches experimentally infected with their recently emerged bacterial pathogen, Mycoplasma gallisepticum–a tractable model of infectious disease dynamics after pathogens jump into a new host species. Specifically, we have been investigating heterogeneity in susceptibility (the probability of infection given exposure), the evolution of infection tolerance (minimizing fitness losses during infection), and the consequences of these host traits for pathogen transmission. Please join & learn more!
This past week, MGM made headlines with the news of a cyberattack costing over 52 million dollars in lost revenue. Nearly all of MGM’s hotels, casinos, and ATMs went offline. This massive attack started with a simple social engineering scam. Learn about this scam and what has been reported to Abuse this past week.
UTHSC Campus Police, in partnership with several law enforcement entities and faith-based organizations, invite you to celebrate the Faith & Blue initiative with three events:
On Friday, October 6th, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., in Health Sciences Park, at Madison Avenue and S. Dunlap Street. officers along with faith-based organizations will be providing meals and distributing personal items to those in need.
Saturday, October 7th, at 9 a.m. a free Zumba class will be held in the Health Science Park under the pavilion. Immediately following from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Faith and Blue Field Day events will begin. This event will consist of law enforcement agencies and faith-based organizations uniting to provide games, food, and activities for the community.
The Faith & Blue Church in the Park will take place on Sunday, October 8th, from 9 a.m. to noon, in Health Sciences Park. This event will feature a church service and lunch will be provided afterward.
We hope to see you in attendance. Please contact Shanika Mays at 901.448.6450 for more information.
Are you a healthy adult male or female, African American or Caucasian, between the ages 18-65 who has normal blood sugars and no personal or family history of diabetes.
