Join the Homeland Defense & Security Information Analysis Center (HDIAC) for a webinar presentation on “The Continued Threat of Infectious Diseases to the U.S. Military” on Friday, January 15, from 1200 to 1300 EST. During deployment, servicemembers are often at risk from infectious diseases which have the potential to impede the individual and the unit
A virtual presentation on “Immunological and Genetic Features of COVID-19 and Rapid Vaccine Development” will be held on January 19, 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
Zoonoses & One Health Updates (ZOHU) Calls are one-hour monthly webinars that provide timely education on zoonotic and infectious diseases, One Health, antimicrobial resistance, food safety, vector-borne diseases, recent outbreaks, and related health threats at the animal-human-environment interface. The following is the agenda for the February 3, 2021 ZOHU Call: One Health News from CDC Casey
A Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) was issued on Feb. 6, 2020 to highlight the urgent need for research on the 2019 novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) jointly by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis from February 6, 2020
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,
