The 2021 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) will be held March 6-10, 2021 in a virtual format. The synergy of basic science and clinical investigation has been a major contributor to the success of the meeting. CROI has facilitated the presentation of important discoveries in the field, thereby accelerating progress in HIV and
Quantum Science Concepts in Enhancing Sensing and Imaging Technologies: Applications for Biology—A Workshop will be held March 8-10, 2021 via virtual format. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is organizing this workshop on the research and development needs to advance biological applications of quantum-enabled sensing and imaging technologies. This event is open to
The Transportation Research Board will host a Visualizing Effects of COVID-19 on Transportation: A One-Year Retrospective webinar on March 8, 2021 that will delve into the pandemic’s effect on transportation. Presenters will discuss visualizations of where these impacts have been especially notable, including the drastic reduction in road and air traffic and in public transit
The Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies will convene a virtual committee meeting on the Current Global Governance Landscape for Influenza on March 9-11, 2021. This first meeting of the committee will serve for the committee to begin to analyze the major global frameworks, regulations, and partnerships for influenza vaccine preparedness and response.
The National Academies will host a committee meeting on Rapid Response by Laboratory Animal Research Institutions During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned from March 9-10, 2021. Rapid (and Precise) COVID-19 Vaccine Development Barney Graham, M.D., Ph.D., Deputy Director, Vaccine Research Center, NIAID, NIH The COVID-19 Pandemic: The Triumphs and Challenges of Vaccine Development and Use
A virtual presentation on “Ethics in Vaccine Development, Testing and Use Making a COVID-19 Vaccine” will be held on March 9, 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
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will host a virtual Demystifying COVID Seminar Series event entitled, "What Do Bats Have to Do With It?" on March 9, 2021. Bats, pangolins, and humans—oh my! This talk will explore the role wild animals play in the emergence of new diseases-- including how they spread, what symptoms they produce
Join the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) at the Vaccines against AMR Threats virtual workshop on March 12, 2021 from 11:00am - 1:00pm Eastern. Multi-drug resistant (MDR) organisms are a threat to national security and public health. As rates of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in pathogens continue to increase new therapeutics and vaccines are essential
The National Academies will convene a meeting Examining the Long-term Health and Economic Effects of Antimicrobial Resistance in the United States on March 16-19, 2021 via virtual format. During these meetings, expert speakers will discuss GARP’s work developing treatments for drug-resistant infections and CMS reimbursement for new antibiotics. Speakers will also present on the challenges
