The Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute will host a World Malaria Day Symposium on 25 April 2022 featuring presentations by the five NIH International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research (ICEMRs) that are actively working in Africa in the countries of Mali, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, and Zambia. CONFIRMED
The 2022 ASM Clinical Virology Symposium will be held 1-4 May 2022 in West Palm Beach, Florida and with virtual participation options. The event brings together top biomedical scientists, physicians and laboratorians to discuss the latest in diagnostic virology, vaccine development, molecular diagnostics and more. ASM will also include a virtual component providing access to
ABSA International will host the 2nd Biosecurity Hybrid Symposium 3-6 May 2022 in a hybrid virtual and in-person format in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The hybrid symposium will consist of papers, presentations, keynotes, posters, valuable networking opportunities, and in-person exhibits. Attendees may register for the in-person event or the virtual event. The event will gather biosecurity professionals
Join the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security’s COVID-19 Testing Toolkit for a webinar where panelists will discuss how Johns Hopkins University developed and implemented its COVID-19 testing strategies for faculty, staff, and students MODERATOR Gigi Gronvall, PhD, Senior Scholar, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security; Lead, COVID-19 Testing Toolkit and Associate Professor in the
An expert panel on Biological Risks and Hazards in the World Today with a Special Focus on Russia and Ukraine will be held on 4 May 2022 via webcast. Topics will include the health security environment in the post-Soviet states, as assessed by the Global Health Security Index of 2019 and 2021, and the biological
The Society of Toxicology will host FutureTox V: New Technologies to Evaluate Organ-Specific Effects of Drugs and Chemicals on 10-11 May 2022 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The FutureTox series focuses on building the road for 21st-century toxicology and risk assessment practices, utilizing in vitro data and in silico models for predictive toxicology, and taking
A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will organize and convene a day and half public health workshop. During this workshop, invited participants from government, NGO, and private sector organizations will explore the nation’s Public Health Emergency (PHE) preparedness enterprise, including existing PHE preparedness and response plans, systems, and structures,
Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) will host a lecture event on Disease, Diplomacy and Displacement: Syrian Refugees and the Politics of Health in Jordan on 24 May 2022. The event is open to the public through a virtual option. Those with an active Stanford ID may attend in person at Encina
The National Academies’ Board on Life Sciences is pleased to present two discussions - Bioeconomy of the Future and Changing Landscape of Life Science Research Laboratories – to explore critical and emerging issues with the bioeconomy and privately-sponsored basic life sciences research. The life sciences research landscape is changing rapidly as new investments in the
