Japan's Reactors and the Realities of Radiation Poisoning

UCLA Professor William McBride answers your questions about radiation poisoning in the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi crisis. Prof. McBride is an expert in radiation’s effects on the human body. This open-ended discussion will get you talking about radiation and health, sort fact from fiction, and spark conversations about the long-haul societal implications of nuclear energy.

Japan’s Reactors and the Realities of Radiation Poisoning

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Thursday, April 28th, 7:00-8:30pm
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William McBride is a Professor of the UCLA Medical School Department of Radiation Oncology. His research focuses on the effects of radiation on the degradation of proteins and its implications for the development and progression of certain cancers. He is an expert in the development of countermeasures and treatments for damage from radiological and nuclear sources. Throughout the Fukushima Daiichi crisis, he has been a resource for public understanding of radiation health risks, appearing on CBN, KTLA, and KABC, as well as being interviewed for numerous publications.