Welcome!
It is our great pleasure to welcome you to the Scientific Symposium on Innate Immunity and COVID-19\, which will be held virtually on Friday\, December 11\, 2020.
There is an urgent need for us to have a better understanding of innate immunity as it relates to the current COVID-19 pandemic\, as well as to future pandemi cs. We must also ensure that the international scientific community\, relev ant political and social organizations\, as well as the global community ha ve increased awareness of this burgeoning scientific field.
As an att endee\, you will hear from leading experts from academic research and nonpr ofit organizations who will discuss everything from the basics of innate im munity to what lies ahead in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic beyond the la b. You will also hear from internationally renowned researchers who will al so discuss current global clinical trials examining whether live\, attenuat ed vaccines might help prevent COVID-19 and other pandemics.
Scientif ic panel discussions will be interspersed and moderated by Dr. Sri Narasimh an\, Deputy Editor of Cell\, and philanthropist and guitarist for U2\, Davi d Evans\, known as “the Edge.” In addition to our invited speaker presentat ions\, attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions throughout the symposium.
We hope to make this virtual symposium an exciting and not eworthy scientific event. We look forward to seeing you in December!
With kind regards\,
Michael S. Avidan\, MBBCh\, FCASA
Head of th
e Department of Anesthesiology
Washington University School of Medicin
e in St.Louis
Shabaana A. Khader\, PhD
Professor\, Department of
Molecular Microbiology
Washington University School of Medicine in St
.Louis
Christian Bréchot\, MD\, PhD
Senior Associate Dean for Re
search in Global Affairs\, Associate Vice President for International Partn
erships and Innovation\, Professor in the Division of Infectious Disease at
the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine\; President of
the Global Virus Network
Robert C. Gallo\, MD
The Homer & Marth
Gudelsky Distinguished Professor in Medicine\, Co-Founder and Director\, I
nstitute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine
\; Co-Founder and International Scientific Advisor\, Global Virus Network
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