Clinical Campus symposium to focus on transmissible diseases Ralph Garruto, research professor of anthropology and neurosciences, will participate in a symposium on transmissable spongiform encephalopathies from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday, October 5, in the Clinical Campus Classroom at the Binghamton Psychiatric Center. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease has been found with increased incidence in North Africa where sheep brains and eyes are a common part of the diet. The incidence of kuru diminished considerably with the discontinuance of cannibalism and ritualistic butchering. Other speakers scheduled to participate in the symposium include Dr. Burk Jubelt of the SUNY Health Science Center, Dr. Paul Brown of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and Dr. Larisa Cervenakova of the American Red Cross Jerome H. Holland Laboratory. Students work full-time in professional positions that match their skills and academic interests.
Interns receive a stipend to offset living expenses.
The event is sponsored by the Graduate Student Employees Union, Binghamton Chapter, CWA Local 1188.