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Deadline for NIAID BAA Proposals: Advanced Development of Vaccine Candidates for Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) Associated With Enterovirus D68

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HHS-NIH-NIAID-BAA2020-1 Research Area 002: Advanced Development of Vaccine Candidates for Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) Associated With Enterovirus D68 Supports the development of inactivated Enterovirus D68 vaccines, preferably using adjuvants that minimize regulatory concerns and expedite vaccine development into a Phase I clinical trial. Due Date: February 28, 2020, by 3 p.m. Eastern Time   Learn more

Faculty of Natural Sciences Research Seminar: Infectious Diseases

Imperial College London Sir Alexander Fleming Building G34 LT, Exhibition Road, London, United Kingdom

Join the next FoNS Research Seminar and learn the cutting-edge research on infectious diseases taking place across the Faculty The Faculty regularly organises events that showcase its strong research areas in order to stimulate new collaborations and discussions around a topic. The next one will be on the topic of “Infectious Diseases”. Our highlighted speakers

16th CDC International Symposium on Biosafety

Westin Perimeter North Hotel 7 Concourse Pkwy NE, Atlanta, GA, United States

The 16th CDC International Symposium on Biosafety – Laboratory Safety and Security for Clinical, Public Health, Research and Animal Care will be held 29 February – 4 March, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Stakeholders will learn about the soon-to-be-released 6th edition of the BMBL, gaps in clinical and research biosafety, risk management tools for animal facilities,

COVID-19 Live Webcast with Johns Hopkins Experts

With COVID-19 now spreading via community transmission in the U.S. and the World Health Organization raising its risk assessment to “very high,” the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health will host a 30-minute webcast featuring some of the best minds addressing this global health concern. You’ll hear from Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo and Dr. Tara Kirk

CDC National Call Series on Novel Coronavirus Monitoring & Preparedness

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is closely monitoring an outbreak caused by a novel (new) coronavirus in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. A number of countries, including the U.S., are actively screening incoming travelers from Wuhan. Starting January 21, 2020, CDC’s 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) response team will host a series of national

Mitigating the Impact of Blast-related Burn Injuries: From Prolonged Field Care to Rehabilitation and Resilience

RAND's Pentagon City Office 4th Floor, 1200 South Hayes Street, Arlington, VA, United States

The 9th DoD State-of-the-Science Meeting on Blast Injury Research will be held March 3-5, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia. The meeting will address epidemiology and outcomes of blast-related burn injuries; prevention and acute management of blast-related burn injuries; prolonged field care and chronic care; and transforming research. This meeting is sponsored by the DoD Blast Injury Research

National Museum of Scotland Outbreak Lab Workshop

National Museum of Scotland Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

In this hands‐on, experimental workshop, pupils will use real laboratory techniques from Easter Bush Science Outreach Centre to track the outbreak of an infectious, parasitic disease.  Suitable for: S1–3  Cost: Free of charge   No of pupils: 24 per session max  Timings: 10:30–13:00 or 11:00–13:30 (60 minute workshop, 60 minute exhibition & gallery visit)  Dates: Tue 3–Thu 5

Journalists Covering COVID-19: What Do You Need to Know

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) members are invited to a special webcast event "Covering COVID-19: What Do You Need to Know?" on 10 March 2020. The COVID-19 outbreak story is evolving quickly and there are many unknowns about the epidemic, including how contagious the virus is, its mortality rate and whether there is undetected

Center for the Study of WMD Spotlight Seminar: Coronavirus and Biosecurity

National Defense University 300 5th Avenue SW, Washington, DC, United States

The outbreak of the deadly coronavirus is the latest global health crisis to capture the headlines and the fears of the world. With daily updates from health officials, there is both a surfeit of information and plenty of misinformation about the disease, its spread, and its origin. Please join us at the Center for the