YORBA LINDA, Calif. (PRWEB)
April 28, 2022

Labroots, the leading scientific social networking website offering premier, interactive virtual events and webinars, announced the launch of the 7th educational event in its ongoing Coronavirus Virtual Event Series since their first in 2020. Under a virtual roof, the world’s global leaders and experts from across various fields will present recent discoveries and breakthroughs and address the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic via virtual discussions.

You won’t want to miss the next conversations in this series with some of the brightest minds in science on an agenda aimed to encourage cross-disciplinary action toward a better world. Building on the success of Labroots’ previous events in 2020 and 2021, this reputable forum brings together thousands of innovative research scholars, clinicians, and top scientists across leading medical, industry, and academic institutions. The preceding (six) events will remain on demand for two years garnering continuous viewing with record attendance.

The one-day jam-packed schedule features insights on the latest innovations and solutions captured in leading industry-sponsored presentations, keynote sessions followed by live Q&A, and on-demand discussions available for watching immediately upon the doors opening at 5:30 am PDT.

Kicking off the day, Dr. Kayvon Modjarrad (Director of the Emerging Infectious Diseases Branch at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and Associate Professor) will deliver a keynote session on universal coronavirus vaccines from concept to clinic. In his keynote, Dr. Ralph S. Baric (Kenan Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health at University of North Carolina) will explore SARS-CoV2 host range, viral genetics, replications, evolution, and transmission strategies framed in the context of the development of novel countermeasures to control COVID-19 disease severity in human populations. Finally, Dr. Abraham Flaxman (Associate Professor, Health Metrics Sciences, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), the University of Washington) will present his topic on what happens after the mandates end and preparing for the next COVID-19 variant. All three keynote sessions are a must-see!

“The COVID-19 pandemic has altered public perception about the likelihood of new emerging diseases and their threat potential to human civilization,” says Ralph Baric, Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “As the 21st century has seen over ten new outbreaks, epidemic and pandemic viruses, new strategies in preparedness and global health are desperately needed to protect the public.”

“The IHME COVID-19 Projection Model has been two years in the making, and it brings together all available data to help us understand where we are and how we have arrived here,” said Abraham D. Flaxman, Associate Professor of Health Metrics Sciences at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. “This can also help us prepare for what is to come if and when a new variant emerges.”

The agenda includes exciting topics throughout the day, including a panel presentation sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific identifying different strategies for surveillance of SARS CoV-2 variants, and discussing Omicron variant features and significance. Their second panel presentation will demonstrate why saliva is an effective tool for infectious disease detection and how to serve your nucleic acid purification workflows better. In addition to keynote sessions and panel presentations, other event highlights will include informative lectures on COVID testing and the key to the beginning, middle, and end of the global pandemic, COVID – how did we get here and where are we going? Top 10 lessons learned from COVID focusing on minority populations and a way forward, wastewater-based surveillance of community health and more.

“We are thrilled to increase our global reach with our Coronavirus Virtual Event Series,” commented Greg Cruikshank, Chief Executive Officer of Labroots. “Bringing yet another event in the Series to the scientific community and providing such critical and timely content and thought-provoking conversations from an extraordinary lineup of speakers has been very rewarding. As the world continues to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, we are delighted to be at the forefront of sharing novel advancements and new technologies, so attendees can continue to explore unique insight gleaned through this year’s presentations,” Cruikshank added.

Produced on Labroots’ robust platform while connecting across all desktop and mobile devices, the interactive environment delivers a complete educational experience for all participants. The event consists of a lobby with leaderboard and gamification, an auditorium featuring live-streaming video webcasts with live attendee chats during scheduled presentations, an exhibitor hall with sponsors booths, a poster hall to explore data and engage in live chat conversations and featuring a poster competition to give your research a competitive edge. And lastly, a networking lounge to make valuable connections with colleagues, including a social media wall and photo booth.

Labroots is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E. ® Program. By attending this event in the series, you can earn 1 Continuing Education credit per presentation.

To register for the event, click here.

Connect with us and other members of the global Coronavirus research community by using the official event hashtag #LRcoronavirus! Follow us @Labroots on Twitter and @LabrootsInc on Facebook to connect with our team and stay up to date with the latest Trending News in Coronavirus research.

About Labroots

Labroots is the leading scientific social networking website, and primary source for scientific trending news and premier educational virtual events and webinars and more. Contributing to the advancement of science through content sharing capabilities, Labroots is a powerful advocate in amplifying global networks and communities. Founded in 2008, Labroots

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