Join us for an interdisciplinary mini-symposium series at the Zuckerman Institute hosted by The Columbia Connection. This inaugural event will center around the COVID-19 pandemic and feature four renowned faculty from various Columbia campuses. Following the seminar, all guests will have the opportunity to mingle on the terrace where refreshments will be served.
SPEAKERS:
David Ho, MD
Professor of Microbiology & Immunology; Clyde '56 and Helen Wu Professor of Medicine; and Director of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center
"Interplay between SARS-CoV-2 evolution and the immune system"
Larry Shapiro, PhD
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics and Ophthalmic Science (in Ophthalmology and in the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center); and Principal Investigator at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute
"Antibody neutralization of SARS-CoV-2: A structural view"
Stavros Lomvardas, PhD
Herbert and Florence Irving Professor and Principal Investigator at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute; and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics and Neuroscience
"Losing my smell or losing my mind? Lessons from COVID-19"
Lung Family Professor of Asian American Studies; Professor of History; and Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race
"Shocking but not surprising: Historical vectors of anti-Asian racism"