Science on Screen: Contagion

Contagion (2011) follows the rapid progress of a lethal airborne virus that kills within days. As the fast-moving epidemic grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself. At the same time, ordinary people struggle to survive in a society coming apart. Starring Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Laurence Fishburne, Marion Cotillard, Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow. From director Steven Soderbergh.

Prior to the film, Dr. Martha Nason will give a presentation entitled “Performing Scientific Research in a Pandemic.”