Join us for this live 3-day symposium that brings together scientists from around the globe to discuss their COVID-19 research findings, ideas and technical expertise. Each day leading scientists will present their work, followed by an ask-the-expert panel discussion where the audience can pose their questions to the speakers.

We anticipate this to be a highly engaging and educational symposium and we'd love for you to join us. Reserve your spot now as seats are limited.

PROGRAM

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Sahar Sibani, M.Sc., Ph.D.

Moderator
Senior Manager, Field Marketing, Beckman Coulter Life Science


Session 1. Understanding the Immune Response
Tuesday, May 19th, 2020

Anis Larbi, Ph.D.

Physiological Aging and Immunological Erosion: Links to COVID-19
Principal Investigator, Singapore Immunology Network (A*STAR), Singapore
11:00 - 11:30 am (US EDT)

Andrea Cossarizza, M.D., Ph.D.

Recognizing the Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2
ISAC President & Professor, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
11:30 - 12:00 pm (US EDT)

Ryan Brinkman, Ph.D.

The COVID Cytometry Project
Professor of Medical Genetics, UBC, and Distinguished Scientist at BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, Canada
12:00 - 12:30 pm (US EDT)

Ask-the-Expert Panel Discussion
12:30 - 1:00 pm (US EDT)


Session 2. Viral Particle Detection and Characterization
Wednesday, May 20th, 2020

Silvana Verdiani

New ELISA Kit for Serological Testing for SARS COV-2 Infection
Bio Banks Manager, DIESSE Diagnostica Senese SpA, Siena, Italy
11:00 - 11:30 am (US EDT)

Miranda Byrne-Steele, Ph.D.

A Needle in a Haystack: Using Immune Repertoire and Single Cell VDJ Sequencing to Identify COVID-specific B-cell Responses
Director of R&D and Operation, i-Repertoire Inc, Huntsville, AL, USA
11:30 - 12:00 pm (US EDT)

Marc-Andre Langlois, Ph.D.

Learnings from Single Particle Analysis of Moloney MLV: Insight into its Infectivity, Genome Packaging Efficiency, and Host Marker Acquisition
Professor and the Canada Research Chair in Molecular Virology and Intrinsic Immunity, University of Ottawa, Canada
12:00 - 12:30 pm (US EDT)

Ask-the-Expert Panel Discussion
12:30 - 1:00 pm (US EDT)


Session 3. Vaccine & Therapy Development
Thursday, May 21st, 2020

Jean Boyer, Ph.D. 

Development and Immune Assessment of a DNA Vaccine Against COVID-19
Vice President of Analytical Sciences, Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Philadelphia, PA, USA
11:00 - 11:30 am (US EDT)

Bernhard Ellinger, Ph.D.

Using drug repurposing to identify inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 cellular toxicity in vitro
Principal Scientist, at Fraunhofer Institute IME ScreeningPort in Hamburg, Germany
11:30 - 12:00 pm (US EDT)

Bruce Patterson, M.D.

Disruption of the CCL5/RANTES-CCR5 Pathway 1 Restores Immune Homeostasis and Reduces Plasma Viral Load in Critical COVID-19
CEO, IncellDx, California, USA
12:00 - 12:30 pm (US EDT)

Ask-the-Expert Panel Discussion
12:30 - 1:00 pm (US EDT)

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