SHERMAN, TEXAS —Marlene Llopiz Aviles, M.D. of Mexico City will present a seminar on the H1N1 flu in Latin America at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 19 in Moody Science, Room 127. The seminar is free and open to the public. For additional information about the seminar, contact Dr. Peggy Redshaw at Austin College at (903) 813-2363.
Llopiz Aviles received her bachelor’s degree in biology from Austin College in 1980, her medical degree from Universidad Anahuac in 1986, and a Master of Public Health degree from Harvard University in 2003. She was named a Distinguished Alumna of Austin College in 1999.
For more than 20 years, Dr. Llopiz Aviles she has worked extensively in clinical research, conducting large global/multi-national phase I-IV clinical trials. She edits and translates literature, project proposals, abstracts, research protocols, books, and pamphlets and is fluent in English, Spanish, and French.
Dr. Llopiz Aviles will interact with faculty and students in a number of classes during her visit.
This fall, Redshaw is teaching a biology topics course that examines influenza beginning with the 1918 flu outbreak to the 2009 H1N1 virus. Students are exploring concepts in virology, epidemiology, and public heath.
Austin College is a leading national independent liberal arts college located north of Dallas in Sherman, Texas. Founded in 1849, making it the oldest institution of higher education in Texas operating under original charter and name, the college is related by covenant to the Presbyterian Church (USA). Recognized nationally for academic excellence in the areas of international education, pre-professional training, and leadership studies, Austin College is one of 40 schools profiled in Loren Pope’s influential book Colleges that Change Lives.
