A virtual meeting of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense will be held on July 21, 2020 to discuss "COVID Complexities: Converging Threats, Fractured Resources". The ongoing novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has taken the lives of more than 100,000 Americans and damaged the Nation’s economy. As the country reopens, the disease threatens the public, now
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) will convene in a virtual meeting open to the public on July 22, 2020 to unveil and summarize written proceedings a previous workshop on the future of functional genomics research. During this proceedings release, you will have the opportunity to hear from Gene Robinson and Lauren
Environmental Health challenges in Africa are complex, involving a broad range of exposures, including ambient and indoor air pollution, electronic waste, heavy metals, pesticides, vector-borne pathogens, and climate change, and a large proportion of the disease burden in Africa is linked to environmental factors. This session will explore unique aspects and analytic challenges of the
Please join the CSIS Americas Program and the CSIS Economics Program for a discussion on how the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting the outlook in Latin America. The ongoing surge in Covid-19 cases across the region raises questions about the timing of recovery, adequacy of macroeconomic responses, and the role of private and official sectors in responding
A virtual meeting of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense will be held on Sep. 24 entitled, "The Biological Event Horizon: No Return or Total Resilience". The ongoing novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is revealing major gaps in national readiness to prepare for, respond to, and recover from biological threats. Decision makers must consider enhancements to
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is convening a diverse group of public-private partners to present, Clearing the Path: Responding to Disasters During a Crisis, a virtual discussion for National Preparedness Month, on September 24, 2020, from 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EST. When responding to natural disasters during a crisis, such
A virtual symposium highlighting pediatric COVID-19 and MIS-C pandemic efforts undertaken by the NIAID-Children's Hospital partnership will take place virtually on 29 September, 2020. This one day symposium bringing together investigators, researchers, and clinicians from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and Children’s National Hospital as well as other interested participants from
NTI will host a report release event on 29 September to review lessons and recommendations from NTI’s 2020 Munich Security Conference Tabletop Exercise, presenting key recommendations for actions that international stakeholders can take to meaningfully reduce catastrophic biological risks. The virtual event is moderated by Andrew Hebbeler, Senior Director and Lead Scientist, NTI Global Biological
The National Institutes of Health will host a virtual learning session entitled 'Biomedical Informatics and Data Sciences in Africa' on 30 September 2020 as part of the DS-I Africa Virtual Forum series. This session will address emerging opportunities and challenges in the application of Data Science and Informatics technologies in various biomedical domains. It will
