Davidson College will host several health and medical events in March, including a lecture by a UNC Charlotte genomics expert, a panel discussion on “Memory & Desire” with Davidson College professors, and the annual Frederick Womble Speas Symposium in Medical Ethics, on the topic ““Pandemic Planning: Issues for Public Health, Bioethics and Law.” Also, the film “Living in Emergency,” about Doctors Without Borders physicians in Africa, will be screened. Details below.

DAVIDSON COLLEGE HEALTH & MEDICINE CALENDAR

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 4:30 p.m., Davidson College Dana Science Building, Room 146 – Biology lecture on “Exploring the Role of the Human Microbiome in Health & Disease with Next-Generation Sequencing.” The speaker will be Anthony Fodor, assistant professor of bioinformatics and genomics at UNC Charlotte. Free. For information call 704-894-2184.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 4:30 p.m., Davidson College Carolina Inn, North Main Street – Interdisciplinary Studies panel discussion about “Memory & Desire.” Panelists will include Professor of English Suzanne Churchill, Houchens Professor of Fine Arts Herb Jackson, and Professor of Biology Barbara Lom. Free. For information call 704-894-2385.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 5 p.m., Davidson College Alvarez College Union, 900 Room – Annual Frederick Womble Speas Symposium in Medical Ethics. This year’s event will focus on the topic “Pandemic Planning: Issues for Public Health, Bioethics and Law.” Free. Please RSVP to frscott@davidson.edu by March 11. For information call 704-894-2022.

MONDAY, MARCH 21, 7 p.m., Davidson College Alvarez College Union, 900 Room – A free screening of the documentary film “Living in Emergency,” which follows four volunteer physicians from Doctors Without Borders as they struggle to provide emergency medical care in the war zones of Liberia and Congo. A panel discussion will follow. The free event is not appropriate for children.

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