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COVID-19 Expert Panel Thursday April 2
Italy is flattening the curve while the U.S. has become the epicenter. What have we learned?
Thursday, Apr 2, 2020, 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Italy is flattening the curve while the U.S. has become the epicenter. What have we learned about the virus and how will we know when the tide turns on the rates of infection?
This panel of experts will be able to discuss topics such as treatment of COVID-19, repurposing of existing drugs, vaccines and drug discovery, what the statistics can tell us about the length of this crisis, testing for COVID-19 infections and precautions everyone should take to protect themselves.
Confirmed panelists:
- Dr. Juan Dumois - MD - Pediatric Infectious Diseases physician - Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
- Sumit Chanda - Ph.D - Director and Professor -Immunity and Pathogenesis Program - Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
- Dr. Brian Hedlund - Professor - University of Nevada Las Vegas
- Eric Forgoston - Professor, Mathematical Sciences - Montclair State University
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Registration is closed for this event.
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