
COVID-19 Disaster Research and Prevention Symposium

Free Virtual Symposium
Wednesday, May 19, 2021 | 8am -1pm (CST)
Co-sponsored by the Office for Science and Technology (OST) at the Embassy of France in the United States, and the TEXAS Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL), the GC-CPEH held the COVID-19 Disaster Research and Prevention Symposium on May 19, 2021, to understand an international perspective on the COVID-19 crisis. The symposium featured renowned speakers from the US and France exploring “an international perspective about COVID-19.”
AGENDA
(All times listed are in Central time and the speakers and presentation titles are subject to change)
8:00 – 8:10 AM | Welcome/General Introduction (Dr. Cheryl Walker, Baylor College of Medicine) |
8:10 – 8:25 AM | Opening Remarks – Sylvester Turner, Houston Mayor – Alexis Andres, Consul General of France in Houston |
Session 1: | Facilitator, Dr. Elaine Symanski, Baylor College of Medicine |
8:30 – 9:00 AM | Impact of Air Pollution on COVID Mortality – Dr. Francesca Dominici, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health |
9:00 – 9:30 AM | Traffic modulation amid Covid: an opportunity to reinvent mobility planning? – Flavien Lopez, CEREMA |
9:30 – 10:00 AM | SARS CoV-2 Wastewater Data to Action – Dr. Loren Hopkins, Houston Health Department |
10:00 – 10:10 AM | BREAK |
Session 2: | Facilitator, Dr. Renaud Seigneuric, OST at the Embassy of France |
10:15 – 10:45 AM | Research on Emerging Infectious Disease: the pillar for the response to pandemics – Dr. Eric d’Ortenzio, French Institute of Health and Medical Research, Inserm/ANRS-MIE |
10:45 – 11:15 AM | Molecular Surveillance of SARS-CoV2, the Nasal Microbiome and Infection – Dr. Richard Pyles, The University of Texas Medical Branch |
11:15 – 11:55 AM | OneHealth: it’s all related – Drs. Karine Chalvet-Monfray and Gwenael Vourch, National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE) |
11:55 AM – 12:05 PM | BREAK |
Q&A Session: | Facilitator, Dr. Chris Amos, Baylor College of Medicine |
12:10 – 12:55 PM | Q&A Session with Dr. Peter Hotez and panelists – Dr. Peter Hotez, Baylor College of Medicine – Dr. Bettina Beech, The University of Houston – Dr. Loren Hopkins, Houston Health Department – Dr. Richard Pyles, The University of Texas Medical Branch – Dr. Eric d’Ortenzio, French Institute of Health and Medical Research, Inserm/ANRS-MIE |
12:55 – 1:00 PM | Closing Remarks (Dr. Renaud Seigneuric, OST at the Embassy of France) |
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