The National Academies’ Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation will host a virtual public workshop on Feb 9, 2021 as part of a web series forum of events to discuss critical policy for advancement of biopharmaceutical innovation nationally and globally. This virtual public workshop will provide a venue for stakeholders to consider a transformed
A virtual meeting hosted by the National Academies on February 23-25, 2021 will examine ways to systemize and integrate the One Health approach as part of outbreak prevention, detection, preparedness, and response efforts. The workshop will explore research opportunities, multi-sectoral collaboration mechanisms, community engagement strategies, educational opportunities, and policies that can effectively implement the core
This webinar will give participants the opportunity to hear from the nation's premier public health organization, the CDC and a second leadership organization in the public service advertising and social marketing sector, The Ad Council. Both will share information and resources to help inform your local COVID-19 response messaging. The webinar will include time for
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) invites you to join poultry health experts for a webinar on Thursday, February 25. As part of Bird Health Awareness Week, several poultry experts from across the country will host a discussion about what avian influenza is, how it impacts different
Rare Disease Day at NIH will be held virtually on Monday, March 1, 2021, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST. This year’s event will feature interactive panel discussions, rare stories through TED-style talks and more. The event is free and open to the public, including patients, patient advocates, health care providers, researchers, trainees, students,
The National Academies will host a first committee meeting on Effectiveness of Non-Vaccine Influenza Control Measures on March 2-5, 2021 in virtual format. The event supports the Health and Medicine Division's Public Health Interventions and Countermeasures for Advancing Pandemic and Seasonal Influenza Preparedness and Response project. The global response to COVID-19 has pushed the boundaries
A virtual presentation on "RNA Viruses: How They Do What They Do" will be held on March 2, 2021 as part of the 2021 Demystifying Medicine Series. The 2021 Demystifying Medicine Series, which is jointly sponsored by FAES and NIH, will begin January 12 and includes the presentation of patients, pathology, diagnosis and therapy in
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. During this inaugural COVID-19 seminar series talk, Dr. Steven Wiley will discuss the differences
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. The 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. The Chemical
