Matt Richtel -An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives| Author Talk

An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives is one of the most anticipated books of the spring. We have the great pleasure of again welcoming Pultitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist Matt Richtel to speak. His book's description states in part, "A terminal cancer patient rises from the grave. A medical marvel defies HIV. Two women with autoimmunity discover their own bodies have turned against them. An Elegant Defense uniquely entwines these intimate stories with science's centuries-long quest to unlock the mysteries of sickness and health, and illuminates the immune system as never before. Richtel effortlessly guides readers on a scientific detective tale winding from the Black Plague to twentieth-century breakthroughs in vaccination and antibiotics, to the cutting-edge laboratories that are revolutionizing immunology--perhaps the most extraordinary and consequential medical story of our time." Early reviews have been rhapsodic! Here are some quotes: "Richtel approaches this essential subject with awe, his writing meticulous and empathic." "Richtel creates a hard-to-put-down account of the body's first line of defense." "Richtel illuminates a complex subject so well that even physicians will learn." Please join us as we again have the privilege of hosting our good friend, the ever-entertaining Matt Richtel!