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SUMMARY:COVID Seminar Series - Hindsight is 2020
DESCRIPTION:The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will host a COVID Seminar Series event on March 2: “Hindsight is 2020”. The Community Science and Technology Seminar Series was launched to help the general public better understand and explore how science transforms our world. \nDuring this inaugural COVID-19 seminar series talk\, Dr. Steven Wiley will discuss the differences in symptoms between a cold\, the flu\, and COVID-19\, in addition to the larger scientific story of COVID-19. What are the dangers\, really? What lessons have we learned over the last few months and how does COVID compare to past viral pandemics? What’s left for us to uncover? \nABOUT THE SPEAKER \nDr. Wiley is a systems biologist in the Functional and Systems Biology group in the Environmental Molecular Sciences Division and the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) user program. He combines molecular and cellular biology with both biochemical and optical assays to generate quantitative data to build computational models of cellular processes. Wiley is the author or co-author of more than 200 scientific publications\, including more than 130 articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals\, and 30 review articles and book chapters. He also has written several commercial graphics and data analysis software packages. Dr. Wiley has served as a reviewer for more than 30 scientific journals\, is an associate editor of Frontiers in Genetics and is on the editorial board of The Scientist and BMC Biology. \nPlease visit the PNNL website for more information.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/demystifying-covid-seminar-series-hindsight-is-2020/
CATEGORIES:Conference,Webinar-Webcast
LOCATION:https://pnnl.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_t1dKS6PtSz21y58_5qngrg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210304T100000
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SUMMARY:Vulnerabilities in U.S. Chemical Weapons Detection\, Identification\, and Tracing
DESCRIPTION:The National Academies will host an expert discussion on Identifying and Accounting for Vulnerabilities in U.S. Chemical Weapons Detection\, Identification\, and Tracing Capabilities on March 4\, 2021. \nThe meeting is open to the public in virtual format and is part of a larger 2-day meeting of the Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology. \nThe Chemical Weapons session will explore the current state of the science in the field of chemical weapons detection\, identification\, and tracing\, and will highlight opportunities for additional research in this space. \nChemical weapons remain an ever-present\, high level threat to domestic and global security despite international efforts to regulate the weaponization of chemical agents. The recent use of deadly chemical agents in alleged assassination attempts of civilian targets has elevated interest in and attention to these weapons. This heightened awareness underscores critical knowledge gaps in the development of chemical weapons detection and identification technologies. The targeted deployment of chemical agents also demonstrates the advantages of employing forensic chemistry to investigate and trace chemical weapons. \nLeaders of panel discussions and Q&A sessions include: \n\nDr. Audrey M. Williams\, Director\, Forensic Science Center\, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)\nDr. Carlos G. Fraga\, Senior Research Scientist\, Chemical and Biological Signatures Group\, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)\nDr. John Fortner\, Associate Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science\nJennifer Sinclair Curtis\, University of California\, Davis\nScott Collick\, DuPont\n\nThis event will be webcast from the NASEM webpage. Registration is free and available here.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/vulnerabilities-in-u-s-chemical-weapons-detection-identification-and-tracing/
CATEGORIES:Conference,Webinar-Webcast
LOCATION:https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/03-03-2021/board-on-chemical-sciences-and-technology-march-2021-meeting
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210306
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SUMMARY:CROI 2021 - Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections
DESCRIPTION:The 2021 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) will be held March 6-10\, 2021 in a virtual format. \nThe synergy of basic science and clinical investigation has been a major contributor to the success of the meeting. CROI has facilitated the presentation of important discoveries in the field\, thereby accelerating progress in HIV and AIDS research. As always\, the best and most consequential original research will define the science at virtual CROI 2021 (vCROI 2021)\, which will include research in HIV\, hepatitis viruses\, SARS-CoV-2\, and other viral infections and their related conditions. \nHighlighted sessions include: \n\nAdvances in Molecular Virology of HIV and SARS-CoV-2 – Frank Kirchhoff\, Ulm University Medical Center\nAdvances in COVID-19 Treatments and Controlling the Epidemic – Jürgen Rockstroh\, Medizinische Universitatsklini\nVaccine Nationalism is Killing Us: How Inequities in Research and Access to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines Will Perpetuate the Pandemic – Gregg Gonsalves\, Yale University\, Fatima Hassan\, Health Justice Initiative\nLessons from the Concurrent HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 Pandemics: A Two-Way Street\nAnthony S. Fauci\, National Institutes of Health\nSARS-CoV-2–Specific and Cross-Reactive T-Cell Responses – Daniela Weiskopf\, La Jolla Institute for Immunology\nMaking Sense of Study Design Differences Between COVID-19 Platform Trials – Lori Dodd\, National Institutes of Health\nDesign of Current and Future COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy Trials – Holly Janes\, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center\nRapid Genomic Sequencing for Management of COVID-19 – Kwok-Yung Yuen\, The University of Hong Kong\nImaging Viral Life Cycles – Hans-Georg Kräusslich\, Heidelberg University\nSARS-CoV-2 Evolution in Populations and Individuals – moderated by Katharine J. Bar\, University of Pennsylvania and John Coffin\, Tufts University\nContact Tracing in Controlling Epidemics: Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? – Moderator: Wafaa El-Sadr\, Columbia University\nOrigin\, Pathogenicity\, and Immune Evasion Strategies of Human Coronaviruses – Volker Thiel\, University of Bern\nImmune Responses to SARS-CoV-2 – Akiko Iwasaki\, Yale University\nThe Potential of Long-Acting Injectable Drugs for Prevention and Treatment of Tuberculous – Eric Nuermberger\, Johns Hopkins University\nAdvances in Pediatric TB Prevention and Treatment – Nicole Salazar-Austin\, Johns Hopkins University\nHumoral Responses Against the SARS-CoV-2 Spike – Andrés Finzi\, University of Montreal\nT-Cell Immunity in SARS-CoV-2 Natural Infection and Following Vaccination – Julie McElrath\nLongitudinal Antibody Responses to SARS-CoV-2 and Emerging Variants – Katie Doores\, King’s College London\nProgramming Durable Immunity – Robert Seder\, Vaccine Research Center\nPathological B-Cell activation During SARS-CoV-2 Infection – Ignacio Sanz\, Emory University\nBreaking the B-Cell Barrier to Eliminate Viral Reservoirs – Afam Okoye\, Oregon Health Sciences University\nModels of Delivering PrEP in East Africa: Innovations and Lessons Learned – Moses Kamya\, Makerere University College of Health Sciences\nGot Anything for This Cough? New Antivirals for Treatment of SARS-CoV-2 – Davey Smith\, University of California\nBody on Fire: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children – Elizabeth Whittaker\, Imperial College London\nThink About It: Neurologic Manifestations of COVID-19 – Benedict Michael\, University of Liverpool\n\nLive and on-demand sessions from CROI 2021 will be available to registered attendees during the conference. Thereafter\, recordings of live and on-demand sessions will be available to nonregistrants only through a paid subscription. For more information\, visit the CROI resources page.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/croi-2021-conference-on-retroviruses-and-opportunistic-infections/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210309T170000
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SUMMARY:Demystifying COVID: What Do Bats Have to Do With It?
DESCRIPTION:The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will host a virtual Demystifying COVID Seminar Series event entitled\, “What Do Bats Have to Do With It?” on March 9\, 2021. \nBats\, pangolins\, and humans—oh my! This talk will explore the role wild animals play in the emergence of new diseases– including how they spread\, what symptoms they produce in humans\, how their origins influence their evolution\, and more. You will leave with a better understanding of coronaviruses prior to the COVID-19 pandemic\, currently\, and what we can prepare for in the future. \nThe Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Community Science and Technology Seminar Series was launched to help the general public better understand and explore how science transforms our world. \nABOUT THE SPEAKER \nDr. Amy Sims is a virologist at PNNL who studies how the DNA manipulation strategies of viral attacks widens the path to future therapies. For instance\, epigenetic modifications could help govern disease outcomes and sidestep immunity responses. She earned her PhD at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and spent fifteen years at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill before recently coming to PNNL. \nRegister for the event here. \n  \n 
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/pnnl-covid-seminar-series-what-do-bats-have-to-do-with-it/
CATEGORIES:Conference,Webinar-Webcast
LOCATION:https://pnnl.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_6Xs9wD9yTWaCWWK0kOf7jw
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SUMMARY:Behind the Mask: The Science on Stopping the Spread
DESCRIPTION:The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will host a virtual Demystifying COVID Seminar Series event entitled\, “Behind the Mask: The Science on Stopping the Spread” on March 16\, 2021. \nThe Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Community Science and Technology Seminar Series was launched to help the general public better understand and explore how science transforms our world. \nABOUT THE SPEAKER \nDr. Katrina Waters is the division director for Biological Sciences at PNNL and leads the DOE project for Viral Fate and Transport of COVID-19. Her research interests focus on understanding exposure to chemicals\, the mechanisms that lead to disease\, and network modeling of infectious diseases. She received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin. \nRegister for the event here.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/behind-the-mask-the-science-on-stopping-the-spread/
CATEGORIES:Conference,Webinar-Webcast
LOCATION:https://pnnl.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_W0v876qlTD6Xs8Vmu1_DDQ
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210323T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210323T153000
DTSTAMP:20210225T164735Z
CREATED:20210225T164435Z
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SUMMARY:Holding the Line on Biodefense: Supporting First Line Response to Large-Scale Biological Events
DESCRIPTION:The Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense will host a virtual meeting on March 23\, 2021 to explore the needs of the first responder community and how the federal government can better support non-federal response to future biological incidents. \nSpeakers will include:\n▪ Philip Francisco\, Chief of Police\, Navajo Police Department\n▪ Dia Gainor\, Executive Director\, National Association of State Emergency Medical Services\n▪ Shumeane L. Benford\, Chief of Emergency Management\, City of Boston\, Massachusetts \nPlease visit the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense website for more information.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/holding-the-line-on-biodefense-supporting-first-line-response-to-large-scale-biological-events/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210323T170000
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SUMMARY:COVID Seminar Series: Testing\, Testing\, 1-2-3
DESCRIPTION:The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will host a virtual Demystifying COVID Seminar Series event entitled\, “Testing\, Testing\, 1\, 2\, 3 (And What’s Up with The New Vaccine\, Anyways?)” on March 23\, 2021. \nThe Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Community Science and Technology Seminar Series was launched to help the general public better understand and explore how science transforms our world. \nABOUT THE SPEAKER \nDr. Kristin Omberg is the group leader of the Chemical and Biological Signatures group at PNNL. Her technical work entails developing solutions with practical utility\, in addition to policy implications. She recently worked with the Departments of Energy and Health and Human Services to evaluate methods for COVID-19 specimen analysis. She received her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. \nRegister for the event here.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/covid-seminar-series-testing-testing-1-2-3/
CATEGORIES:Conference,Webinar-Webcast
LOCATION:https://pnnl.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_MfTKd8agQ82DiAZOkWKd9g
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210330T170000
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DTSTAMP:20210223T212911Z
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SUMMARY:Model Me This: COVID-19 Scientific Predictions and Where We Go From Here
DESCRIPTION:The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will host a virtual Demystifying COVID Seminar Series event entitled\, “COVID-19 Scientific Predictions and Where We Go From Here” on March 30\, 2021. \nThe Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Community Science and Technology Seminar Series was launched to help the general public better understand and explore how science transforms our world. \nABOUT THE SPEAKER \nDr. Tim Scheibe is the lead scientist for PNNL’s River Corridor Scientific Focus Area project. He develops the scientific vision for multiscale and computational science within the Environmental Molecular Sciences Division and frequently offers a national perspective on future scientific and technological needs. He specializes in multiscale modeling\, including parameter estimation and mitigating uncertainty. \nRegister for the event here.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/model-me-this-covid-19-scientific-predictions-and-where-we-go-from-here/
CATEGORIES:Conference,Webinar-Webcast
LOCATION:https://pnnl.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_KH262WbnSJqKRCe_u1bCJQ
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