The Philly Killer: Investigating an Outbreak with The Pulse at WHYY

You are invited to an in-depth conversation at the Mütter Museum on how a disease outbreak crippled Philly 50 years ago. WHYY Host Maiken Scott leads the conversation on "The Philly Killer: Investigating an Outbreak with The Pulse at WHYY” at the Mütter Museum on May 15. The gathering includes a preview preview of select items to a new exhibition and a discussion exploring how Legionnaires disease spread across Philadelphia during the summer of 1976.

Learn more here: https://whyy.org/articles/legionnaires-disease-50th-anniversary-philadelphia/

The panel will be moderated by Maiken Scott, host and executive producer of WHYY’s weekly health and science show The Pulse. Panelists include:

• Erin McLeary, PhD, Senior Director of Collections and Research, Mütter Museum and Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
• René F. Najera, MPH, DrPH, FCPP, Director of Public Health and Editor of History of Vaccines at The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
• David Barnes, PhD, Associate Professor, History and Sociology of Science at the University of Pennsylvania

This gathering is a special kick-off event to celebrate the Mütter Museum and Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia’s new exhibition, The Philly Killer: Legionnaires’ Disease and the Past and Future of Infectious Disease.

Tickets are $10 and include the panel discussion, after-hours Museum access and early access and a preview of select items to The Philly Killer exhibit, as well as light refreshments.

Register here: https://muttermuseum.org/events/philly-killer-conversation-whyy/.