Seminars: COVID-19 Mini-Symposium

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Description

Please join us on Monday, January 25 between 9:00am-11:30am via Zoom for a DLMP COVID-19 Mini-Symposium so we can learn what research our colleagues are doing on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19. 
 
Registration is required; space is limited, so please register for the symposium by clicking here by Thursday, Jan 21. It may take 2-3 business days to receive confirmation (it may take longer if you don’t use a uw.edu address). You can download the event info to your calendar using the registration confirmation.
 
The event is open to the public but will not be recorded. 

AGENDA 
Welcome by Dr. Peter Rabinovitch 
Moderated by Dr. Keith Jerome 
 
SARS-CoV-2 testing at UW: mostly RT-PCR 
Dr. Alex Greninger 
 
SARS-CoV-2 testing: beyond RT-PCR 
Dr. Keith Jerome 
 
Developing a robust immunohistochemical assay to detect SARS-CoV-2 in FFPE tissue sections 
Dr. Maria Tretiakova 
 
Unfolding the role of ER stress in coronavirus infection  
Dr. Susan Fink 
 
SARS-CoV-2 impairs electrical and mechanical function of human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes 
Dr. Silvia Marchianò 
 
~5-minute break~ 
 
Pathogenesis of COVID-19 associated kidney disease 
Dr. Shreeram Akilesh 
 
How the liver fits into SARS-CoV-2 disease 
Dr. Nick Crispe 
 
Sex differences and COVID-19 infection 
Dr. Christine Disteche 
 
Transfusion support and use of convalescent plasma during the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic 
Dr. Monica Pagano 
 
Drug repurposing for emerging and re-emerging viral infections 
Dr. Stephen Polyak
 

The DLMP strictly prohibits the recording (photographic, screen capture, audio and/or video), copying or downloading of the sessions and presentations at the COVID Mini-Symposium. By registering for this event, you indicate your acceptance of this policy.