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Presentation: ‘The Immune System: How We Respond to External Threats’

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In this Strategic Intelligence Issue seminar, the NSA chief medical officer gives an introduction to the human immune system, as well as the spread of infectious disease and ways to control it.

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Jun 23, 2006

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Aug 15, 2018

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DYNAMIC PAGE -- HIGHEST POSSIBLE CLASSIFICATION IS TOP SECRET // SI / TK // REL TO USA AUS CAN GBR NZL (U) Presentation: 'The Immune System: How We Respond to External Threats' FROM: Assistant SINIO for Economics and Global Issues (S17) Run Date: 06/23/2006 (U) Col (Dr) MD will address " The Immune System: How We Respond to External Threats " on June 29, 2006 from 1:00-2:00 in the OPS2B 4118-3 conference room. (Advance registration is required; see below for details.) (U) The immune system is a critical component in human health. Understanding how this complex system works gives insight into the patterns of spread of infectious disease, such as avian influenza, as well as into potential methods to control disease. Dr. will give a basic introduction to the human immune system, followed by a question and answer session. (U) Dr. is the Chief Medical Officer for NSA. He has a wealth of experience in Clinical and Executive medicine and recently transferred to NSA from the F Edward Hebert School of Medicine in Bethesda, MD. At the University, was the Division Director, Environmental and Occupational Medicine where he supervised several research efforts and was an associate professor of preventive medicine with primary teaching responsibilities in Clinical Toxicology and Human Physiology. Dr. is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, has had multiple operational and clinical assignments in the Air Force and accomplished his medical residency training at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, MD. (U) Please join us for what promises to be a thought-provoking presentation and discussion. (U//FOUO) Please contact event. ; ) to register for this "(U//FOUO) SIDtoday articles may not be republished or reposted outside NSANet without the consent of S0121 (DL sid comms)." DYNAMIC PAGE -- HIGHEST POSSIBLE CLASSIFICATION IS TOP SECRET // SI / TK // REL TO USA AUS CAN GBR NZL DERIVED FROM: NSA/CSSM 1-52, DATED 08 JAN 2007 DECLASSIFY ON: 20320108