{"id":5822,"date":"2020-06-17T14:16:56","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T14:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/events\/live-panel-discussion-covid-19-and-vaccine-development\/"},"modified":"2020-06-17T14:16:56","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T14:16:56","slug":"live-panel-discussion-covid-19-and-vaccine-development","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/live-panel-discussion-covid-19-and-vaccine-development","title":{"rendered":"Live panel discussion: COVID-19 and vaccine development"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the COVID-19 pandemic is sweeping across the world, everyone is hoping for a vaccine that can stop this pandemic in its track. But what goes into vaccine development? What are the aspects that researchers need to consider when testing the vaccine candidates? Let\u2019s find answers to these and more questions in our conversation with an epidemiologist and an immunologist. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In this webinar, Ewa Knitter<\/b> \u2013 an epidemiologist who obtained her Master\u2019s degree in Public Health with a focus on epidemiology and global health at the University of Colorado in Denver, USA \u2013 and Lu\u00eds Almeida<\/span><\/b> \u2013 an immunologist who obtained his Bachelor\u2019s and Master\u2019s degrees at Faculty of Science of the University of Lisbon \u2013 will answer all pertinent questions around vaccine development and challenges related to developing a vaccine on COVID-19.   <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This live panel discussion is an opportunity for you to learn about vaccine development from an expert epidemiologist and immunologist. Moreover, you can get all your questions answered. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This event is part of the R COVID-19 initiative<\/a> of CACTUS.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Date:<\/b> June 30, 2020 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Time:<\/b> 1.30 UTC<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ewa Knitter<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ewa Knitter is an epidemiologist who obtained her Master\u2019s degree in Public Health with a focus on epidemiology and global health at the University of Colorado in Denver, USA. She has experience working for various governmental as well as non-governmental organizations in the United States. Most recently, she served as an infectious disease epidemiologist in Florida where she was responsible for influenza and respiratory disease surveillance. In addition to being an editor with CACTUS Communications, Ewa is currently involved in several COVID-19-related projects and will be starting a faculty position at the Medical University in Gdansk, Poland this summer.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lu\u00eds Almeida<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Lu\u00eds Almeida is an immunologist who has done his Bachelor\u2019s and Master\u2019s degrees at Faculty of Science of the University of Lisbon. He has done his master\u2019s thesis on the interplay between type 3 innate lymphoid cells and the intestinal lamina propria, before moving on to Hannover in Germany, to do his PhD on T cells and autoimmunity with Professor Tim Sparwasser. His current work focuses on understanding the metabolic requirements of T cells during infection and autoimmunity. Specifically, he is studying on how antibiotics which target the mitochondria can impact on T cell function, both during autoimmunity and infection.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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