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DESCRIPTION:Special 4 O'Clock Forum seminar by Dr. Fernando Lopes\, Assista
 nt Professor\, Institute of Parasitology and Department of Microbiology an
 d Immunology. Everyone is welcome to attend\n\nThe inflammatory bowel dise
 ases (IBD)\, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are characterized by r
 elapsing symptoms of watery or bloody diarrhea\, abdominal pain\, fatigue\
 , and weight loss\, which often is devastating for the patients and their 
 families. Developing nations have a lower incidence of IBD compared to dev
 eloped nations\, whereas Canada ranks as one of the nations with the highe
 st incidences worldwide. Different hypothesis to account for this observat
 ion have been proposed. Among these is the suggestion that the absence of 
 gastrointestinal parasites in Canadians may be a contributing factor for t
 he higher prevalence. High levels of parasitic helminth infections in deve
 loping nations\, potentially provides an evolutionary advantage for protec
 tion against chronic inflammatory diseases. Dr Lopes's research seeks to e
 lucidate signalling cascades or pathways that are controlled by molecules 
 released by helminths in modulating inflammation. Ultimately\, this will p
 rovide novel pharmaceutical solutions to mimic the advantages that parasit
 ic infections provide.\n\nABOUT THE SPEAKER\n\nDr. Lopes is an assistant p
 rofessor in the Institute of Parasitology and the Department of Microbiolo
 gy and Immunology at 91ºÚÁÏÍø. His research focuses on Immuno-met
 abolism and Host-Parasite Interaction modulating Inflammatory Responses\, 
 targeting to develop novel treatments for inflammatory diseases such as Cr
 ohn's disease\, ulcerative colitis and rheumatoid arthritis.\n
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LOCATION:R3-048\, Raymond Building\, CA\, QC\, St Anne de Bellevue\, H9X 3V
 9\, 21111 Lakeshore Road
SUMMARY:4 O'Clock Forum: Chemistry lessons I learned from worms to control 
 inflammation
URL:/macdonald/channels/event/4-oclock-forum-chemistry
 -lessons-i-learned-worms-control-inflammation-318009
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