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POSTPONED: Everything you wanted to know about COVID-19 / SARS-CoV-2

Posted by on 3 April 2020 | Comments

POSTPONED UNTIL A LATER DATE: A panel of experts from the University of Otago will present on all aspects of COVID-19 during a symposium hosted by the Webster Centre for Infectious Diseases. The presentation will be available by livestream. Archway 3 Lecture Theatre, Union Street. 

Livestream the COVID-19 / SARS-CoV-2 symposium

  •  Tracking the evolution and spread of the virus as it happens
    Senior Lecturer Jemma Geoghegan - Department of Microbiology and Immunology
  • Detecting SARS-CoV-2
    Associate Professor Jo Stanton - Department of Anatomy
  • Clinical considerations
    Associate Professor James Ussher - Department of Microbiology and Immunology
  • Immunopathology and immune considerations
    Associate Professor Joanna Kirman - Department Microbiology and Immunology
  • Biology in the host cell
    Senior Lecturer Matloob Husain - Department of Microbiology and Immunology
  • Virus structure and receptor recognition
    Senior Lecturer Mihnea Bostina - Department of Microbiology and Immunology
  • Antiviral strategies: Current status
    Professor Kurt Krause - Department of Biochemistry
  • Vaccine initiatives
    Professor Miguel Quiñones-Mateu - Department of Microbiology and Immunology