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Secret Life of Scientists  Ian Lipkin: Catching the Hollywood Bug

Ian Lipkin fights infectious diseases in the lab and at the movies. Details

 

Program: Secret Life of Scientists

Episode: Ian Lipkin: Catching the Hollywood Bug

Ian Lipkin is a self-described “microbe hunter.” A professor at Columbia University, he does research on a wide array of infectious diseases. When Ian’s not in the lab, he helps Hollywood put science up on the silver screen. Among his many other contributions to the film "Contagion," Ian taught Gwyneth Paltrow how to have a seizure.

Duration: (3:00)
Premiere Date: 11/08/2012
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: NR


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