Presented by Andrew F Read, Director of Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Evan Pugh University Professor of Biology and Entomology, and Eberly Professor of Biotechnology at Pennsylvania State University. Register for the event here. Andrew Read is an evolutionary microbiologist. Originally from New Zealand, Read received a D.Phil. in Evolutionary Biology at the University of Oxford. He held various fellowships at Oxford and then at the University of Edinburgh,…

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This webinar will feature Bill Hanage and will be hosted jointly by Boston University’s Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy and Research (CEID) and Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Learn more. Register here. "This public discussion will explore questions such as: How do we differentiate between epidemic and endemic phases, and why does this matter? What factors contribute or detract from COVID-19 crisis receding? (variants,…

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Presented by C. Jessica E. Metcalf, Associate Professor at Princeton University, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Register for the event here. Jessica Metcalf is a demographer with broad interests in evolutionary ecology, infectious disease dynamics and public policy. Recommended Readings Rice et al. (2021). Why are there so few (or so many) circulating coronviruses?

This virtual event will feature Bill Hanage and will be hosted by Rice University. Learn more and register here. "On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic. Two years later, hear from six distinguished speakers about several topics surrounding the challenges and successes throughout the COVID-19 pandemic." From 10:40-11:15 AM, Bill Hanage will present "The Evolving Epidemiology of Covid-19".

Presented by James J. Collins, Termeer Professor of Medical Engineering & Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Register for the event here. Jim Collins is a bioengineering professor at MIT, the Broad Institute, and Harvard's Wyss Institute. He is one of the founders of synthetic biology and continues to advance the field through the development of novel classes of diagnostics and therapeutics. Jim is leading the Antibiotics-AI Project at…

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Presented by Craig MacLean, Professor of Evolution and Microbiology at the University of Oxford, Department of Zoology. Register for the event here. Professor Craig MacLean has a longstanding interest in understanding how ecological and genetic processes interact to drive adaptation in microbial populations. His doctoral research at McGill University (2000-2004) investigated the causes of metabolic adaptive radiation in Pseudomonas fluorescens using experimental evolution. His postdoctoral work at Imperial College London…

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