Seminar: Drugs, Vaccines and Coexistence: Toward a Comprehensive Understanding of Population Dynamics in Streptococcus Pneumoniae under Selection by Humans
We are pleased to have invited Professor Marc Lipsitch to speak at the upcoming seminar “Drugs, Vaccines and Coexistence: Toward a Comprehensive Understanding of Population Dynamics in Streptococcus Pneumoniae under Selection by Humans” jointly organised by the Laboratory of Data Discovery for Health (D24H) and the School of Public Health at The University of Hong Kong (HKU).
Professor Marc Lipsitch is an internationally recognised expert in infectious disease transmission modeling and has been a leading scientific authority in scientific research and public communication during the COVID-19 pandemic. Professor Lipsitch serves as the senior advisor for the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics at the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). He is also an elected member of the American Academy of Microbiology and the National Academy of Medicine, and a member of the Scientific Board of the D24H.
The seminar will be moderated by Professor Kathy Leung, Co-Investigator of the D24H and Assistant Professor of the HKU School of Public Health.
Seminar Details
Date: November 1, 2024 (Friday)
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Venue: Cheung Kung Hai Lecture Theatre 1, William MW Mong Block,
21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Registration: https://www.d24h.hk/reg2
For enquiries, please contact Ms Karen Ha at kykha@d24h.hk.
We look forward to seeing you at the event.
