This Year's Event
The COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights and Overview
Speakers

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Live Webinar
Neutralizing Antibodies: Precision-guided Weapons against SARS-CoV-2
Marina Caskey, M.D.
Professor of Clinical Investigation
Laboratory of Molecular Immunology
The Rockefeller University
The absence of any clearly effective preventive or therapeutic remedies for the COVID-19 virus is gripping the world. How can antibodies be used to prevent or treat the coronavirus?

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Live Webinar
Using Science to Advance Health Equity
Chibuzo U. Enemchukwu, M.D., M.S.
Senior Research Scientist, Department of Psychology
Hunter College, The City University of New York;
Visiting Fellow
The Rockefeller University
The COVID-19 pandemic has called attention to many of the root causes underlying health inequities and disparities in our society. Learn how science can be used to provide everyone with a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible.

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Live Webinar
Paul Bieniasz, Ph.D.
Professor and Head
Laboratory of Retrovirology
The Rockefeller University;
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
How can cloning viruses help in building vaccines? What role can this process play in developing treatment for SARS-CoV-2?

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Live Webinar
COVID-19 Pandemic: The Road to Recovery
Richard P. Lifton, M.D., Ph.D.
President and Carson Family Professor
The Rockefeller University
In Conversation with:
Jeanne Garbarino, Ph.D.
Director, RockEDU Science Outreach
The Rockefeller University
The novel coronavirus, after being identified in late 2019, quickly exploded into a global pandemic. Dr. Garbarino will engage President Lifton in a wide-ranging conversation about public health, SARS-CoV-2, and preparation for future coronavirus outbreaks.
Moderator

Jeanne Garbarino, Ph.D.
Director, RockEDU Science Outreach
The Rockefeller University
Attendees will be able to participate in a live Q&A with the featured speakers, led by Dr. Garbarino, at the end of each session.