ZikaPLAN webinar 1
Wednesday February 24, 2021 (13:00 - 16:00 GMT)
Session launch
Prof. Annelies Wilder-Smith - Scientific Coordinator ZikaPLAN
Zika Virus in an unequal world: the contributions from Social Sciences and Humanities
Dr. Gustavo Matta - Zika Social Science Network Coordinator - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Brazil
Part 1
Zika virus infections during pregnancy and Congenital Zika Syndrome
Chair: Dr. Elizabeth Brickley - London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK
Speakers:
- Dr. Maria Elisabeth Lopes Moreira - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Brazil
- Prof. Ricardo Arraes de Alencar Ximenes - Departamento de Medicina Tropical - Universidade de Pernambuco, Brazil
- Prof. Demócrito de Barros Miranda-Filho - Departamento de Medicina Interna - Universidade de Pernambuco, Brazil
Part 2
New insights into Zika virus biology
Chair: Dr. Louis Lambrechts - Insect-Virus Interactions Unit, Institut Pasteur, UMR2000, CNRS, France
Speakers:
- Dr. Louis Lambrechts - Insect-Virus Interactions Unit, Institut Pasteur, UMR2000, CNRS, France
- Dr. Daniela Weiskopf - Division of Vaccine Discovery - La Jolla Institute for Immunology, USA
- Dr. Suzanne Kaptein - Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, KU Leuven, Belgium
Part 3
Risk modelling and vector control
Chair: Prof. James Logan - London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK
Speakers:
- Prof. James Logan - London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK
- Dr. Kathleen O’Reilly - London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK
Wrap up
Prof. Annelies Wilder Smith - Scientific Coordinator ZikaPLAN Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Sweden