Researcher Elena Campos gives a “For Your Health” presentation on the immune system
He Valladolid Science Museum and Municipal Cultural Foundation they launch X cycle of negotiations”For your health‘. An initiative in which, as every year, the best experts will bring to the attention of the public various aspects related to the field of social health.
Researcher at the Center for Molecular Biology of Severo Ochoa, Elena Campos Sanchezthis will open the loop Tuesday V 19:00.with conversation “When the immune system fails.”
Every day of our lives, our immune system remains alert, protecting us from a variety of agents that can make us sick, such as parasites, bacteria, viruses, cancer cells, etc. This constant battle between our defense cells and a variety of pathogenic agents usually remains undetected to us until a breakdown in the defense system reminds us that we are vulnerable and that our immune system is imperfect.
After millions of years of evolution, the human immune system has been equipped with molecules, cells, tissues and organs capable of mounting extremely complex and targeted responses against a wide variety of threats. How do you do it? What elements are at work and where are they? In what sense can it fail? Why do autoimmune diseases, allergies and even cancer occur? What about immunodeficiencies? How are they affected by gender, age, pregnancy or microbiome?
During this meeting, formulated in the initiative “What do we know‘belonging Higher Center for Scientific ResearchThe researcher will delve into the world of immunology, reviewing basic concepts and taking a brief historical tour to learn what it is, how it works, and how we can promote our own immunity.
On the other side, October 29the conference will take place “Other views on obesity”taught by specialist in pediatrics and associate professor at the University of Valladolid, Martha Esther Vazquez Fernandez; Bye on Tuesday, November 5director of well-being and health at the CARTIF Technology Center, Pablo Francisco ViñasLet’s close the cycle with a presentation’Robots that will take care of our health: how they are innovating in Castile and Leon.
These three conferences Free admission and will be held in the hall of the Science Museum.