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What We Know: Mount Sinai to Host COVID-19 Research Symposium
Contact: Mount Sinai Press Office, Stacy A. Anderson, stacy.anderson@mountsinai.org, 347-346-3390
What: The COVID-19 Research Symposium, hosted by the Mount Sinai Clinical Intelligence Center (MSCIC), is a one-day comprehensive review of advances in research by the Mount Sinai Health System to better understand and treat the coronavirus known as COVID-19. The symposium will consist of presentations and expert panel discussions about widespread and emerging topics including key immunology and genomics findings, artificial intelligence and predictive modeling deployed to save lives, the creation of digital health tools, and new biologic understandings for drug discoveries and vaccine development.
When: Friday, November 20, 2020, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. EST. Full schedule can be found here.
Where: Virtual Event
How: Register for the symposium here.
Who: Leaders in healthcare, research and clinical innovation including:
- Dennis S. Charney, MD, Dean, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Judy H. Cho, MD, Dean of Translational Genetics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Carlos Cordon-Cardo, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair of Pathology, Molecular and Cell-Based Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Valentin Fuster, MD, Director of Mount Sinai Heart and Physician-in-Chief, The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Adolfo García-Sastre, PhD, Director of the Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Florian Krammer, PhD, Professor of Vaccinology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Miriam Merad, MD, PhD, Director of the Precision Immunology Institute and Mount Sinai Professor in Cancer Immunology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Peter Palese, PhD, Professor of Microbiology and Chair of the Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- David L. Reich, MD, President and Chief Operating Officer, The Mount Sinai Hospital
