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The Perfect Predator

Steffanie Strathdee & Thomas Patterson

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Past Events

JANUARY 8, 2019


Steffanie spoke at the monthly “Town and Gown” luncheon at UCSD.  To register, click here.

JANUARY 26, 2019


We spoke at a special event for ARCS being held at the UCSD Ida and Cecil Green Faculty Club. To learn more, visit https://san-diego.arcsfoundation.org/currentevents

JANUARY 29, 2019


We spoke at the Phage Future Congress on January 29, 2019 Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, 7920 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA, 22102 https://phage-futures.com/events/phage-futures-2019#

February 26, 2019

We will be live on Sirius XM Doctor Radio at 7:30 a.m. EST on February 26, 2019.  Check your local listings for replays.  https://www.siriusxm.com/doctorradio

March 1, 2019

Watch us at the 9 a.m. hour on the Today Show on Friday, March 1, 2019.  https://www.today.com/video/scientist-opens-up-about-saving-husband-from-deadly-superbug-1450453571587

March 2, 2019

We were live on The People’s Pharmacy podcast on March 2, 2019. You can listen via www.wunc.org at 7 a.m. EST or check  https://www.peoplespharmacy.com/find-a-radio-station/ for another station and time near you.  The free podcast will be available to download from iTunes and The People’s Pharmacy web store on March 4, 2019.

March 5, 2019

We did a book talk and book signing at the UC San Diego Geisel Library on March 5, 2019 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.  Click here for more information.

March 13, 2019

We did a book talk and book signing at Warwicks in La Jolla, CA on March 13, 2019. https://www.warwicks.com/event/steffanie-strathdee-and-thomas-patterson-2019

March 19, 2019

March 26, 2019

We did a book talk and book signing at “Book Passages” at the Ferry terminal on March 19, 2019 in San Francsico, CA.  https://www.bookpassage.com/event/steffanie-strathdee-thomas-patterson-perfect-predator-san-francisco-store

We spoke at the University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health (155 College Street, 7th Floor, Toronto, Canada) from 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. on March 26th.  Register here.

March 28, 2019

Steffanie gave the Frank Black Memorial Lecture at the Yale School of Public Health (60 College Street, New Haven, NJ) from 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. on March 28th.

May 8, 2019

We spoke at the Near Future Summit on May 8, 2019 in La Jolla, California  https://www.nearfuturesummit.com/events-1

May 10, 2019

We were the Keynote Speakers at The Making a Difference in Infectious Disease Annual Conference on May 10, 2019 Orlando Fla.  https://mad-id.org/2019-mad-id-annual-meeting/

May 23, 2019

We spoke at this Invitation-Only event sponsored by Johnson and Johnson in San Diego, California on March 23, 2019.  To learn more about this event visit https://jlabsalumnihomecoming.splashthat.com/

May 31, 2019

We spoke at the Golden Triangle Rotary Club on May 31, 2019 in La Jolla, California.

June 11, 2019

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Steffanie and Tom were on Midnight in the Desert, Anomalous Talk with Dave Schrader on June 11, 2019.  Click here to listen.

July 25, 2019

We were interviewed on TV Ontario’s ‘The Agenda’ on Thursday, July 25 at 8 PM and 11 PM EST. The interview will also be live-streamed on Facebook and Twitter at 8 p.m. (EST).

August 9, 2019

We were on the Jack Pattie Radio Show, WVLK-AM, Lexington, KY.  9 AM EST on August 9th. Listen to the Podcast here

September 10, 2019

Tom spoke as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series at the La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Boulevard on September 10, 2019.  Reception begins at 5 p.m. and the lecture and Q&A will begin at 6 p.m.

Contact: Barbara Burton Graf 858.775.7787

September 17, 2019

We did a lecture and book signing at the seminar series for the Collaborative to Halt Antibiotic-Resistant Microbes (CHARM) at the Skaggs Pharmacy Building Auditorium at UC San Diego on September 17th
from 5-7 PM

September 20, 2019

We spoke at the annual conference of Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology  (San Diego, Imperial, and Inland Empire County) in Temecula, California on September 20th at 11:30 a.m. Visit http://sdapic.org/2019-annual-conference/ for more information.

September 26, 2019

We spoke at the Carlsbad City Library on September 26, 2019 at 6:30-7:30 in the Gowland Meeting Room.  Carlsbad City Library 1775 Dove Lane Carlsbad, CA 92011

October 7, 2019

We spoke at La Jolla Country Day School located at 9490 Genesee Avenue, La Jolla, California 92037 on October 7th at 3:30 p.m.0

October 10, 2019

We spoke at La Sierra University (4500 Riverwalk Parkway, Riverside, California 92505) on October 10th at 11 a.m.  as part of the Sea-Phages Program.

October 15, 2019

Steffanie spoke at the Manova Summit on October 15th at 9 a.m.  in Minneapolis, Minnesota  Click here to learn more.

October 19, 2019

Steffanie was the Keynote Speaker at the 2019 Women in Science and Technology Conference on  Saturday, October 19, 2019.  The Keynote Address is begins at 9:00 a.m.  The conference was held at Thermo Fisher Scientific located at 5823 Newton Dr, Carlsbad, CA 92008.  For more information, visit https://www.awissd.org/index.php/all-events/public-events/wist-conference

October 21, 2019

Steffanie will be speaking at the Expanding the SCOPE of Pharmaceutical Microbiology Conference on October 21, 2019 at 8 a.m. in Rockville, Maryland.  Click here for more information.

November 5, 2019

We will be giving a book talk and book signing for the Young President’s Organization (YPO) (San Diego Chapter) on November 5th from 5:30 – 8:30 PM at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology located at 9420 Athena Cir, La Jolla, CA 92037.  This is a Members Only event.  Contact  yposdgold@gmail.com for more information.

November 8, 2019

We will be doing a book talk and signing at San Elijo College, 3333 Manchester Ave, Cardiff, CA 92007 on November 8th from 1-3 PM

November 12, 2019

We will be presenting at Critical Care Forum Canada on November 12, 2019.  The program will be added to the site shortly so keep checking back by clicking here.

November 14, 2019

Steffanie will be speaking at the 2019 Gairdner International Symposium on November 14th at 5 p.m. at the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.  Click here to learn more.

November 19, 2019

We will be doing a book talk and signing at the India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi, India – 110003, on November 19th at 6 PM. Sponsored by the International Bacteriophage Research Consortium.  Read the announcement.  View the agenda.  

January 9, 2020

We will be speaking at the UCLA School of Medicine on January 9, 2020 in Los Angeles, California at 6:00PM in the Iris Cantor Auditorium, Geffen Hall 130.  Click here for more information.

March 18, 2020

We will be speaking at Grand Rounds, University of Miami on March 18, 2020. More information to follow.

April 16, 2020

We will be doing a OneBook lecture at Kansas University Medical Center on April 16, 2020 in Kansas City, Kansas.  More information to follow.

May 1, 2020

Steffanie will be speaking at the John Innes Center in Norwich, UK on May 1, 2020.  More information to follow.

June 29, 2021

Steffanie will be speaking at Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology conference in Phoenix, AZ on June 29, 2021.  More information to follow.

March 7, 2022

Steff will be the Keynote Speaker at the Pew Charitable Trusts Biomedical Annual Conference.

March 25, 2022


Steff will be the Keynote Speaker at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MAC-EPID/ITiMS symposium “Beneficial virus: evolutionary, modeling and clinical perspectives on phage”.  https://sph.umich.edu/events/event.php?ID=9124

March 25, 2022


Steff will be the Keynote Speaker at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MAC-EPID/ITiMS symposium “Beneficial virus: evolutionary, modeling and clinical perspectives on phage”.  https://sph.umich.edu/events/event.php?ID=9124

April 4, 2022 (12-1pm MST)

University of Colorado, Arts in Medicine Lecture. “The Story Behind The Story:  How Our Memoir Became a Tool for Science Communication”. Gossard Forum, The Fulginiti Pavilion. 12-1 PM (Mountain time). https://ucdenverdata.formstack.com/forms/strathdee

April 4, 2022 (4-5pm MST)

University of Colorado, Hamman Lecture. “The Perfect Predator: A Scientist’s Race to Save her Husband from a Deadly Superbug.” Bushnell Auditorium Rm N8200, Fitzsimmons Building 500. 4-5 PM (Mountain Time).  https://ucdenverdata.formstack.com/forms/strathdee

May 31, 2022

Steff will be the opening session at the event LIFE ITSELF co-hosted by Sanjay Gupta and Marc Hodosh .  https://lifeitself.health/

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