{"id":5818,"date":"2020-04-24T12:40:07","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T12:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/events\/in-conversation-with-leading-virologist-dr-shahid-jameel-on-tackling-the-covid-19-pandemic\/"},"modified":"2020-04-24T12:40:07","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T12:40:07","slug":"in-conversation-with-leading-virologist-dr-shahid-jameel-on-tackling-the-covid-19-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/in-conversation-with-leading-virologist-dr-shahid-jameel-on-tackling-the-covid-19-pandemic","title":{"rendered":"In conversation with leading virologist Dr. Shahid Jameel on tackling the COVID-19 pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\">Have you wondered how exactly the COVID-19-causing SARS-CoV-2 virus is different from the other viruses that cause zoonotic diseases? <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\">In this webinar, Dr. Shahid Jameel \u2014 who was previously Group Leader of Virology at the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (New Delhi, India) and is currently Chief Executive Officer of The Wellcome Trust\/DBT India Alliance since 2013 \u2014 will answer many burning questions on COVID-19. As an expert who has dedicated over 25 years of his life to studying human viruses, he will share his insights on the behavior of the virus and expound on the gaps in our current knowledge. He will also shine light on the socio-economic impact the virus has had and discuss how we can better respond to the pandemic, in addition to sharing several other perceptive inputs. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\">This live interactive session is your chance to learn about COVID-19 from an expert virologist and get your questions answered.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\">This event is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/covid19.researcher.life\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\">https:\/\/covid19.researcher.life\/<\/a> initiative of CACTUS. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><strong>Date:<\/strong> May 11, 2020\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><font face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.6667px;\"><strong>Time:<\/strong> 14.00 UTC<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><strong>Dr. Shahid Jameel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Default Alt text\" class=\"media-element file-teaser\" title=\"Default Title Text\" src=\"https:\/\/insights.cactusglobal.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/medium\/public\/IMG_2252_0.jpg?itok=_GWULc8C\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt; margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b>Chief Executive Officer of The Wellcome Trust\/DBT India Alliance; specializes in molecular biology and molecular virology; has served on various review and advisory committees of the Government of India and the World Health Organisation (WHO). <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\">Dr. Shahid Jameel is the Chief Executive Officer of The Wellcome Trust\/DBT India Alliance since 2013. 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