KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — A medical and emergency preparedness expert is set to discuss the Ebola virus at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Dr. Sharon Medcalf will speak about the symptoms, origins and transmissions of Ebola, Nebraska’s bio-containment unit, and other issues on Jan. 19. The event will take place at Cunningham’s Journal bar and grill in Kearney at 5:30 p.m.

Medcalf is an assistant professor in the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s College of Public Health. She’s also the co-director of the Center for Biosecurity, Biopreparedness and Emerging Infection Disease.

The talk is presented by UNK’s chapter of Sigma Xi’s Science Cafe program. It’s free and open to the public.