The Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources (BANR) of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a webinar on Friday, June 19 from 10:00 – Noon EDT with a virtual panel discussion on COVID 19 effects on the food and agricultural system, which has experienced severe stress from a combination of factors. Workers’ health has
The Biotechnology for Material and Defense Symposium virtual event will be hosted by the National Defense Industrial Association on June 17, 2020. Recent advances in Synthetic Biology, Biotechnology, and their supporting infrastructure—biodesign, automation, artificial intelligence, and data analytics—are affording transformational impacts beyond traditional opportunity spaces to produce natural polymers and composites, synthesize new molecules for
Update from ASM on March 30, 2020 After much thoughtful discussion, the American Society for Microbiology Board of Directors has made the difficult decision to cancel ASM Microbe 2020, scheduled for June 18-22, 2020, in Chicago, Ill. ASM Microbe 2020 will be held 18-22 June 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. Save the date! More details will
For attendees that have already registered for the 2020 Annual Conference and booked hotel accommodations through CSTE’s official housing provider, Orchid Events, no action is required on your part. Your meeting registration will automatically be cancelled, and a full refund will be issued via your original payment method within 30 days. The Council of State
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Board on Higher Education and Workforce will host a virtual town hall on Jun 29, 2020 to discuss COVID-19, Systemic Racism, and the Responses of HBCUs. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are among the nation’s most vital and vibrant institutions, serving the educational needs of hundreds
NIH Technology Accelerator Challenge: Non-invasive Diagnostic Technologies for Global Health This challenge seeks designs for non-invasive technology platforms to diagnose sickle cell disease, malaria, and anemia. While not constrained to any specific technology, the inspiration for this challenge comes from the widespread availability of mobile phones and the potential for mobile phone-linked sensor technologies to
The National Academies Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology will convene a webcast meeting on July 2, 2020 to discuss The U.S. Chemical Supply Chain: Vulnerabilities Highlighted by COVID-19. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the chemical industry in the United States has maintained operating status and continues to be at the forefront of worker safety. Despite
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
