Inaugural Symposium on Emerging Infectious Diseases from A to Z (EIDA2Z): Emerging Challenges and Opportunities
The symposium “Emerging Infectious Diseases from A to Z (EIDA2Z): Emerging Challenges and Opportunities” marks the inauguration of Boston University’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) to foster innovative interdisciplinary research on emerging pathogens in collaboration with local, national, and global academic and public health partners. Designed to advance knowledge to zero in on the gaps in current understanding of emerging infectious diseases, the EIDA2Z symposium will bring together leading international authorities in the field to chart future research needs in order to improve discovery, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of these global health problems.
A major scientific event is about to begin at BU when the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) hosts this inaugural symposium on Sunday at 3 p.m. at the George Sherman Union on the Charles River Campus.
The symposium opens on Sunday September 18, 2016 at 3pm, with an extraordinary program for the general public to learn about the scientific challenges that emerging infectious diseases represent, and the challenges of clearly communicating complicated science and public health issues to the public. The speakers and panelists are all highly accomplished, internationally known leaders in science and scientific writing who will participate in an extended discussion with the general public to address questions and clarify current understanding of these challenges. A reception following the program will provide additional opportunity for attendees to meet the speakers and panelists.
Keynote Talks
- From AIDS to Zika: The Enduring Challenge of Emerging Infectious Disease Anthony Fauci, Director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease
- Scary Viruses in the Globalized World: Telling the Story David Quammen, author/essayist
Location
- George Sherman Union, Charles River Campus, 775 Commonwealth Avenue
Conference Organizing Committee
Nahid Bhadelia
John H. Connor
Ronald B. Corley
Paul Duprex
Rachel Fearns
James Galagan
Thomas B. Kepler
Gerald T. Keusch (Chair)
Igor Kramnik
Elke Mühlberger
John R. Murphy
Gene Olinger
Please preregister for the event here
For more information please visit http://www.bu.edu/eida2z/
