Ceasefire to stop bloodshed
Andre Gerolymatos, an SFU expert on Middle Eastern politics and terrorism, is available to comment on the potential effectiveness of a proposed ceasefire in the ongoing deadly confrontation between Israel and Hamas activists in Gaza. Gerolymatos predicts a ceasefire would bring about a pause in the bloodbath that has killed more than 100 civilians. “But it won’t stop the massacre for long,” he says.

Andre Gerolymatos, 778.782.5597, 604.728.2712 (cell), agerolym@sfu.ca

Tuning into the immune system
The body’s all-important immune system will be the focus of SFU’s next free Café Scientifique on Wednesday, Nov. 21 from 7-8:30 pm at Surrey’s City Centre Library. Jonathan Choy, an immunologist and an assistant professor of molecular biology and biochemistry at SFU, will detail how the human body protects itself from constant exposure to bacteria, viruses, fungi and other infectious organisms. And he’ll explain some of the ways that modern medicine can modulate the immune system for health benefit – including vaccination – and how a lack of proper control of the immune system causes some chronic diseases. Choy also studies how immune responses cause organ transplant rejection.

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Café Scientifique website: http://at.sfu.ca/dkcZPS

Jonathan Choy, 778.782.8701; jonathan.choy@sfu.ca