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SUMMARY:Science and Society – Infectious Diseases as an Example
DESCRIPTION:The spread of infectious diseases is on the one hand due to cha
 nges in human behaviour such as increased trade and travel, globalized food
  distribution and inappropriate use of antibiotics. On the other hand, muta
 tions, gene transfer and recombination are responsible for pathogen variabi
 lity. Continuing progress in the treatment of many infections is also threa
 tened by the increasing number and expanded distribution of antibiotic resi
 stant pathogens. In 2013, the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldin
 a together with the Academy of Science in Hamburg published the report “Ant
 ibiotics research: problems and perspectives”. It declares that the policy 
 makers in the field of science, politics, society and industry need to coop
 erate and act on a national and international level. Special emphasis shoul
 d be placed on research and development. And in 2015, the G7 science academ
 ies prepared statements on resistance to antibiotics and neglected tropical
  diseases to advise heads of the state and government at their annual summi
 t. In conclusion, the fight against infectious diseases stands as an exampl
 e for the globalization of science and that policy and science need to esta
 blish new models of collaboration and interaction.\n\nProf. Dr. Jörg Hacker
  is president of the Leopoldina. Leopoldina and INSA have cooperated closel
 y over many years, e.g. by jointly organizing scientific conferences in Ind
 ia and Germany. Prof. Hacker’s talk is both part of the Leopoldina-INSA lec
 ture series, in which high-ranking members of both academies present their 
 work to the general public in order to promote the visibility of Indian and
  German science, and of the “Science Circle Lecture”, jointly organized by 
 the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany to India and the German Hous
 e for Research and Innovation in New Delhi. \n\nContact\n\nDr. Ruth Narmann
 Deputy Head International Relations DepartmentTel: +4930 - 203 8997 - 432Em
 ail: ruth.narmann@leopoldina.org\n\nFurther information\n\nIndian National 
 Science Academy (INSA)\n\nCooperation with India 
LOCATION:New Delhi, India
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