Online Symposium:
COVID-19 pandemic: Current research and
role of international collaboration
25 November 2020 11:00-15:15 (EET)
Organized by the Egyptian Society of Virology and
University of Leipzig, Germany
Via ZOOM: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIpdO2prT0qGtHcIv7gmN7bBBQCP5rRwnBR
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11:00-11:10 |
Welcome note Prof. Dr. Mohamed A. Shalaby Professor of Virology & Immunology Dept. of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Cairo University, Giza, Egypt President of the Egyptian Society of Virology Member of the Egyptian National Committee of Biological Sciences- Academy of Scientific Research and Technology. Alexander Von Humboldt fellow /Germany Member of the Egyptian committee of respiratory viruses, Supreme council of university hospitals |
11:10-11:40 (GMT: 09:10-09:40) |
The Evolving Architecture for International Outbreak Response Prof. Dr. Daniel G. Bausch Scientific Program Chair and President-Elect American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Director, UK Public Health Rapid Support Team - UK PHRST Public Health England/London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine London, UK |
11:40-12:00 |
Epidemiology of COVID19 in Egypt: an updated overview Prof. Dr. Ghada Nasr Radwan Professor of public health and Community medicine Faculty of medicine Cairo university Former Head of Ministry of Health and Population Technical Office |
12:00-12:30 (GMT: 10:10-10:40) |
Current Progress with COVID-19 Vaccines: Challenges and Hopes Dr. Muhammad Munir Biomedical and Life Sciences Lancaster University, UK
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12:30-13:00 |
General discussion (Questions via chat)
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13:00-13:30 (India: 16:30-17:00) |
Influence of disease epidemics on control program of neglected infectious diseases Mitali Chatterjee, MD PhD FNA FASc FNASc FAMS FRCP JC Bose Fellow Dept. of Pharmacology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research
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13:30-13:45 |
Point of need diagnostics: a missing gap in the fight against COVID-19 Dr. Ahmed Abd El Wahed Guest Scientist at the German Primate Center and Uni Goettingen |
13:45-14:15 (Beijing: 19:45:20:15) |
Field applicable molecular detection of COVID-19 using recombinase aided amplification (RAA) technique Prof. Dr. Xuejun Ma Professor, Dean, Department of Core Facility PI, National Health Commission (NHC) Key Laboratory of Medical Virology and Viral Diseases, National institute for viral disease control and prevention China CDC, Beijing, China
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14:15-14:30 (Ghana: 12:15-12:30) |
A case for field deployable, rapid molecular tests for COVID-19 surveillance: The Ghana experience Dr. Michael Frimpong Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana |
14:30-14:45 |
Point of care testing: Egypt experience Prof. Dr. Haitham M. Amer Professor and Chairman Virology Department Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University Giza, Egypt |
14:45-15:00 |
General discussion (Questions via chat)
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15:00-15:15 |
Final remarks |