Joining Forces in the Fight Against Zika


  • Date
    April 14, 2016
  • Time
    8:00 a.m. PDT / 11:00 a.m. EDT / 15:00 GMT / 16:00 CET - Duration: 60 Minutes 8:00 a.m. PDT / 11:00 a.m. EDT / 15:00 GMT / 16:00 CET - Duration: 60 Minutes

Date: April 14, 2016
Time: 8:00 a.m. PDT / 11:00 a.m. EDT / 15:00 GMT / 16:00 CET - Duration: 60 Minutes

  • Overview ▼
    Zika virus has long been known to the emerging pathogen research community, having been first identified in 1947, and yet little research on Zika virus had been conducted prior to the current explosive outbreak. This outbreak has presented a number of surprising concerns in terms of public health and infection control, from the increasingly strong evidence of a causative link to microencephaly, to the possibility for sexual transmission. Read more ▼
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  • Speakers ▼
    David M. Morens, M.D.
    CAPT, United States Public Health Service,
    Senior Advisor to the Director,
    Office of the Director,
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,
    National Institutes of Health
    Jon Heinrichs, Ph.D.
    Associate Vice President,
    Segment Head Sanofi Pasteur C&EN


    Pei-Yong Shi, Ph.D.
    I.H. Kempner Professor of Human Genetics,
    Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology,
    University of Texas Medical Branch,
    ACS Infectious Diseases Associate Editor

    Moderator

    Lisa M. Jarvis,
    Senior Correspondent,
    C&EN