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Monday, December 14, 2009 |
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Rome
Teatro Studio - Auditorium Parco della Musica
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Begins at 11:00 |
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Participants:
Gilberto Corbellini, historian of Medicine - "La Sapienza" University of Rome
David Modiano, full professor of Parassitology - "La Sapienza" University of Rome, Medicine 2
Marco Corsi, medical head of Sigma-Tau s.p.a.
The discussion is coordinated by Pino Donghi, general secretary of the Fondazione Sigma-Tau |
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For information:
FONDAZIONE SIGMA-TAU
Viale Shakespeare, 47
00144 Roma
Tel. 06-59.26.443-4-5 06-59.26.600
Fax: 06-59.26.441 |
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"S & E: School and Excellence" |
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"THE ERADICATION OF MALARIA: THE ITALIAN EXAMPLE" |
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On December 14, at 11 a.m., the last 2009 meeting of the series "SCHOOL AND EXCELLENCE: Schools of Science in XX-century Italy" (a project by Fondazione Sigma-Tau, in co-production with Fondazione Musica per Roma) will take place in the Teatro Studio of the Auditorium Parco della Musica. The series specifically addresses Rome high schools to have students know about traditions of scientific research shedding lustre on Italy.
This time Gilberto Corbellini, historian of medicine, tells about events and contributions of the Italian malarialogy school. David Modiano, full professor of Parasitology in Rome, and Marco Corsi, medical head of Sigma-Tau s.p.a., will take part in the ensuing discussion.
"For just 60 years people in Italy have stopped dying for malarial infection -- Corbellini states -- got through mosquitos living in the country. Spreading throughout the land since late Republican Rome, malaria has raved and conditioned life in Italy at least until Second World War. Early health statistics around 1890 recorded more than 20.000 clinical cases a year (and estimated 2 millions), out of a global population counting less than 30 millions.
Several italian researchers significantly contributed to identifing aetiology and means of diffusion of malarial infection, as well as to arranging successful strategies of struggle and prevention since 1880s. However, the international renown of such tradition has not waned even after the disease was definitely eradicated. Other italian researchers kept on producing scientifically relevant and practically effective studies; they studied ecological bases, specifically under entomological and genetic respects, of malaria spread in sub-saharan Africa. It is still one of the world most serious affections, killing about 2 million people every year -- half of them children less than 5 year old. It also effects more than half billion clinical cases, jeopardizing health of at least one third of the people living on the Earth".
Thus, the meeting with Corbellini, Corsi e Modiano allows to trace past and present strands of malarial research in Italy, seeking to understand clinical and epidemiological dimensions of the infection. Also thanks an idea of School, organization, group work.
The meetings will go on in 2010 too. They aim at being an occasion to think over chances and limits of scientific research and scientific culture in Italy. But also to consider which conditions have fostered outstanding results, as well as which reasons have kept from setting up a sound and efficient system of scientific production. |
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October 27: ENRICO BELLONE, "ENRICO FERMI, PHYSICS AND THE VIA PANISPERNA BOYS"
November 13: UMBERTO BOTTAZZINI, "ENTRE-DEUX-GUERRES MATHEMATICIANS IN ROME: ITALY'S LESSON"
November 30: CHAIN, BOVET, MONTALCINI AND THE ISS SCHOOL |
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Fondazione
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