Author Dan Werb\, PhD\, unpacks his book\, Th e Invisible Siege: the fascinating\, decades-long race by scientists t o understand how coronaviruses cross into humans&mdash\;and how those brea kthroughs paved the way for the vaccines and antivirals helping save milli ons of lives today. From SARS and MERS to today&rsquo\;s threats\, this is an untold story of discovery\, resilience\, and what it takes to outsmart an invisible enemy.
\nCheck out Dan Werb in our Author Evening \;on the same day where he discusse s his latest book\, Our Wild Familiars.
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\nAbout the speaker
\nDan Werb\, PhD \;is an award-winning writer and epid emiologist whose work has appeared in \;The Globe and Mail\, \;The New York Times\, Salon\, Believer Magazine\, and many other outlets in Ca nada and the US. He is an Assistant Professor in the School of Public Heal th at the University of Toronto\, and Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health at the University of Calif ornia San Diego. Werb&rsquo\;s latest book is \;Our Wild Familiars: How A nimals are Adapting to Cities and Reshaping the Natural World. He is t he author of two previous books\, \;City of Omens \;and \;The In visible Siege\, \;which won the Hilary Weston Writers&rsquo\; Trus t Prize for Nonfiction. Dan Werb lives in Toronto.
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\nAbout Cambridge Third Age Learning
\nThird Age Lea rning is a movement that encourages learning and discovery experiences for those in the 'third age'. Together\, the Cambridge Third Age Learning (CT AL) group and Cambridge Public Library present monthly lectures at the Old Post Office\, a part of the library&rsquo\;s Connections 50+< /a> suite. CTAL sources and selects lecturers with engaging topics to insp ire new thinking and engage inquisitive minds.
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