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2011 - 05 - 20 Prof. Dr. Claude P. Muller, has been invited as expert to the Global Expert Meeting on Measles and Rubella Research, May 24-25, 2011, Atlanta, USA
Department of Immunology (LNSI). Prof. Dr. Claude P. Muller, Head of the Department of Immunology, CRP-Santé and Director of the European Reference Center for Measles and Rubella, World Health Organization has been invited by WHO and CDC as one of a few hand-selected experts to the Global Expert Meeting on Measles and Rubella Research, May 24-25, 2011, Atlanta, USA.
At the Global Technical Consultation to assess the Feasibility of Measles Eradication held on July 2010 in Washington, a number of questions were raised about research priorities that needed to be addressed in order to facilitate measles regional and global control goals, including a global measles eradication goal. The main objective of the 2011 Meeting in Atlanta is to identify and prioritize key research questions.
As a WHO Collaborating Center and WHO European Reference Center for Measles and Rubella the Department of Immunology has a high profile with WHO and within the WHO Laboratory Network. Staff members of the Institute serve since more than 15 years as consultants to International Organizations such as WHO, United Nations Development Fund, the World Bank, the European Union, the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC), National and Subnational Governments in Africa and Asia.