Medical Museum Lecture Series

When:
In person at NMHM
Sunday, January 11, 2026, 2 p.m.

Where:

National Museum of Health and Medicine
2500 Linden Lane
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910

What:

The Ebola epidemic that began in West Africa in late 2013 cause more than 11,000 deaths. It was ended through the efforts of local health care workers, such as the one shown, and a massive response by organizations such as Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Dr. Mike Bray, an Army medic in Vietnam and former virus researcher at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick, will discuss Ebola virus disease, the history of outbreaks and the progress made in the past 10 years in developing approved vaccines and treatments.

Cost:

FREE! Open to the public. No RSVP required.

Contact:

For more information, email USArmy.Detrick.MEDCOM-USAMRMC.List.Medical-Museum@health.mil

Request ADA accommodations 10 business days in advance at (301) 319-3303 or by email to: USArmy.Detrick.MEDCOM-USAMRMC.List.Medical-Museum@health.mil.

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