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April 23, 2009
AIDS researcher urges action on new study
SFU doctoral student Sherri Brown says her research experience in Africa poignantly emphasizes the importance of acting on a new study about HIV/AIDS treatment. The study, authored by several researchers, including SFU health sciences professor Robert Hogg, indicates that early use of antiretroviral drugs to treat HIV infection could reduce AIDS-related deaths by as much as 94 per cent. Brown says acting on this finding in Africa would not only save millions of HIV infected people from certain death but help reduce the spread a disease that is pandemic. Brown, the recipient of a national Trudeau doctoral scholarship, says her latest research indicates that seven out of 10 AIDS sufferers in Africa can’t even access antiretroviral drugs, never mind benefit from their early use. Brown will present her findings at a public lecture on April 30 in West Vancouver. Contact information: 604.985.8388, dbarker8388@shaw.ca
Sherri Brown, 778.227.4763, sherrib@sfu.ca
Annual SFU Film graduation screening
It's the 31st time--and the last time. The annual film screening by fourth-year SFU Film students clears the three-decade mark this year, but it's a bittersweet moment since it marks the last time graduating students will bring their message down from the mountain. In January 2010, SFU Contemporary Arts will move downtown to the new Woodward's complex at 149 Hastings, where state-of-the-art film facilities await. Everyone's welcome to attend the screenings on April 29-30 at 7 pm at the Granville 7 Cinemas at 855 Granville St. It's going to be a good time judging by the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4CyyZ166SE
Colin Browne, colinbrowne@mac.com
Related web sites: http://www.sfuwoodwards.ca/, www.sfufilm.ca/4thyear
SFU doctoral student Sherri Brown says her research experience in Africa poignantly emphasizes the importance of acting on a new study about HIV/AIDS treatment. The study, authored by several researchers, including SFU health sciences professor Robert Hogg, indicates that early use of antiretroviral drugs to treat HIV infection could reduce AIDS-related deaths by as much as 94 per cent. Brown says acting on this finding in Africa would not only save millions of HIV infected people from certain death but help reduce the spread a disease that is pandemic. Brown, the recipient of a national Trudeau doctoral scholarship, says her latest research indicates that seven out of 10 AIDS sufferers in Africa can’t even access antiretroviral drugs, never mind benefit from their early use. Brown will present her findings at a public lecture on April 30 in West Vancouver. Contact information: 604.985.8388, dbarker8388@shaw.ca
Sherri Brown, 778.227.4763, sherrib@sfu.ca
Annual SFU Film graduation screening
It's the 31st time--and the last time. The annual film screening by fourth-year SFU Film students clears the three-decade mark this year, but it's a bittersweet moment since it marks the last time graduating students will bring their message down from the mountain. In January 2010, SFU Contemporary Arts will move downtown to the new Woodward's complex at 149 Hastings, where state-of-the-art film facilities await. Everyone's welcome to attend the screenings on April 29-30 at 7 pm at the Granville 7 Cinemas at 855 Granville St. It's going to be a good time judging by the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4CyyZ166SE
Colin Browne, colinbrowne@mac.com
Related web sites: http://www.sfuwoodwards.ca/, www.sfufilm.ca/4thyear