VIRTUAL cWIDR/Global Health Center Symposium: “COVID-19: Scientific Advances and its Impact on Women’s Health”

September 11, 2020
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Zoom conference (Virtual)

“COVID-19: Scientific Advances and its Impact on Women’s Health”


This symposium will feature a panel of internationally-recognized speakers on the front line of basic science and global health who will discuss cutting-edge research into COVID-19 pathogenesis at the cellular and molecular levels, gender differences in COVID-19 pathogenesis, current therapies and how COVID-19 has impacted the health of women in our local and global communities.

This symposium is open to registered participants from the general public, basic scientists interested in SARS CoV-2 pathogenesis and global and public health professionals interested in learning about the impact of COVID-19 on women’s lives. This event will take place virtually via Zoom; please register to receive your unique meeting link.

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Event Sponsors: Center for Women’s Infectious Disease Research at Washington University in St. Louis (cWIDR), Washington University School of Medicine, WashU Global Health Center at the Institute for Public Health, WashU Departments of Molecular Microbiology and Medicine, WashU Brown School, Women in Global Health-Midwest Chapter, WashU Forum for Women in Medicine (FWIM), American Society for Virology, Fimbrion Therapeutics and Sequoia Sciences