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Dr. B. Brett Finlay is a Distinguished Professor at the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies at The University of British Columbia. He also holds appointments at the Michael Smith Laboratories and in the Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Microbiology and Immunology at UBC. This is the first video in a series entitled "The Wall Reports" that aims to showcase the unique and cutting-edge research of the Peter Wall Institute's associates. In this brief video, Dr. Finlay describes the fascinating world of microbes, and tells the story of his discovery of the E-Coli 0157 vaccine, in addition to some of his current research on asthma. Dr. Finlay gave the spring 2013 Wall Exchange lecture at the Vogue Theatre in downtown Vancouver, 918 Granville Street, on May 21, 2013 at 7:30 pm. A video of his lecture can be viewed on this Institute's YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z240Ibxkk0g
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