Dr. Anthony Fauci, director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
WHAT: “In Focus” virtual event highlighting COVID-19 research hosted by West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute at West Virginia University.
WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 29, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
WHO:
- Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Dr. Clay Marsh, West Virginia COVID-19 Czar and Vice President and Executive Dean for WVU Health Sciences
- Dr. Ali Rezai, Executive Chair, Vice President of Neuroscience; Associate Dean, WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
- F. Heath Damron, Assistant Professor and Director of the Vaccine Development Center, WVU Health Sciences
- Brian Hendricks, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, WVU School of Public Health
- Ming Lei, Director, Division of Research for Capacity Building, NIH
- Bill J. Crouch, Secretary for the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
RSVP: Spots are limited for this Zoom webinar. Those wishing to attend must RSVP at the event webpage. A link will be available upon registration.
NOTES: Because of his demanding schedule, Fauci is unable to join live; his pre-recorded remarks will begin the webinar and will be followed by a discussion on West Virginia policy and public health involving Marsh and Crouch. At noon, the discussion will turn toward specific research projects that look at managing the pandemic and treating COVID-19 in new and novel ways. Presenters will include Damron, Hendricks and Rezai.
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CONTACT: Ian Moore
West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute
304-581-1781; imoore3@hsc.wvu.edu
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