Across America, the topic of vaccines has elicited an excited and divisive discourse between “vaxxers” and “anti-vaxxers.” This workshop, conducted by scientist, inventor and statesman Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai, MIT PhD, provides a unique and timely opportunity not only to get educated on the fundamentals of vaccines but also to learn a rational framework for assessing vaccine safety based on the three pillars of: 1) Risk Assessment; 2) Precision & Personalized Medicine; and 3) Engineering Systems

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai, the inventor of email, MIT PhD in Biological Engineering, and Fulbright Scholar is a world-renowned systems scientist. Dr. Shiva has delivered Keynote and Distinguished scientific lectures at major scientific institutions including NIH, Harvard, MIT, Tufts, ASCPT on Personalized and Precision Medicine. As the Chairman & CEO of CytoSolve, he provides innovate solutions to major pharmaceutical, consumer good companies, universities, and foundations to develop medicines, functional foods and nutraceuticals, safer, faster, and cheaper.

In this workshop, Dr. Shiva will teach us, in easy-to-understand terms, accessible to anyone regardless of their educational background:

- Vaccination vs. immunization

- The basics of our innate and adaptive immune systems

- The history of inoculation dating back to India and China

- The modern drug development process

- The fundamentals of Risk Assessment

- Precision & Personalized Medicine

- The Gaps in Vaccine Research & Development

- The Path Forward

A selection of books are available for purchase on the day and will be shared in this event ahead of time.