MassCPR Scientific Seminars and Symposia

MassCPR Scientific Seminars and Symposia

COVID-19 Vaccines and Pathogenesis - March 31, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccines and Pathogenesis

March 31, 2021 | 4:00pm - 5:00pm E.T.

 
Introduction
Galit Alter, PhD
Co-Leader, Pathogenesis Working Group, MassCPR
Professor of Medicine, MGH
Principal Investigator, Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard
 
Dan Barouch, MD, PhD
Co-Leader, Vaccines Working Group, MassCPR
William Bosworth Castle Professor of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC)
Director of the Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, BIDMC
Member, Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard
 
Moderna RNA vaccine
Andrea Carfi, PhD
Co-Leader, Vaccines Working Group, MassCPR
Head of Research, Infectious Disease, Moderna
 
J&J Ad26 vaccine
Katy Stephenson, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, HMS
Director, Clinical Trials Unit, Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, BIDMC
Staff Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases, BIDMC
Associate Member, Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard
 
SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis
Nir Hacohen, PhD
Professor of Medicine, MGH
 
Animal models of COVID-19
Amanda Martinot, PhD, MPH, DVM, BS, DACVP
Assistant Professor in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Global Health, Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
 
SARS-CoV-2 variants
Pardis Sabeti, MD, DPhil
Co-Leader, Diagnostics Working Group, MassCPR
Professor, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University Professor of Immunology and Infectious Disease, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH)
Institute Member, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
 
Panel Discussion Moderators: Galit Alter, PhD and Dan Barouch, MD, PhD

COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing and Clinical Management - March 30, 2021

COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing and Clinical Management:

Where are we now, where are we going?

March 30, 2021 | 8:00 am - 9:00am E.T.

 
Introduction: How did we get here?
Rajesh Gandhi, MD
Co-Leader, Clinical Management and Outcomes Research Working Group, MassCPR
Professor of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)
 
Karen Jacobson, MD, MPH
Co-Leader, Clinical Management and Outcomes Research Working Group, MassCPR
Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases, Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine
 
David Walt, PhD
Co-Leader, Diagnostics Working Group, MassCPR
Hansjörg Wyss Professor of Biologically Inspired Engineering, Professor of Pathology,
Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH)
 
COVID diagnostics accelerator
Sara Suliman, DPhil
Instructor in Medicine, BWH
 
Role of testing in managing COVID-19
Sanjat Kanjilal, MD
Lecturer on Population Medicine, Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare, BWH
 
Up-to-the-minute update on treating COVID-19
Arthur Kim, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, MGH
 
Equity in COVID-19 Trials
Paulette Chandler, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, BWH
 
Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection – long-haul COVID-19
Nahid Bhadelia, MD, MA
Medical Director, Special Pathogens Unit, Associate Professor, Section of Infectious Diseases, Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL)
 
Discussion: Where are we going in COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment?
Moderators: Raj Gandhi, MD, David Walt, PhD, and Karen Jacobson, MD, MPH

Vaccines and Animal Models - July 14, 2020

MassCPR Scientific Symposium on Vaccines and Animal Models 

July 14, 2020 | 9:00am - 10:00am E.T.

Scientists discuss emerging innovations in COVID-19 vaccines and the role of animal models for studying COVID-19 as part of the Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness (MassCPR) Vaccines and Pathogenesis Working Groups.
Introductions: Galit Alter (MGH), David Knipe (HMS), Andrea Carfi (Moderna)
Presenters:
Anthony Griffiths (BU): Alternative pathways for licensing medical countermeasures: is there a role for Animal Rule with SARS CoV-2?
Dan Barouch (BIDMC): Hamster and NHP Models of COVID-19
Mandy Martinot (Tufts): Comparative Pathology of COVID-19 in NHPs and Humans
Doug Lauffenburger (MIT): Translation of Preclinical Data to Humans
Discussion (All): Role of Animal Models for Studying COVID-19 Immunology, Pathogenesis, Treatment, and Vaccines

COVID-19 Therapeutics and Clinical Management - May 8, 2020

COVID-19 Therapeutics and Clinical Management   

May 8, 2020 | 10:00am - 11:30am ET

Presenters: Hari Arthanari, Rob Davey, Joseph Loscalzo, Richard Kaufman, Wayne Marasco, Boris Juelg, John Stone

Institutions: Harvard Medical School, Boston University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Ragon Institute of MGH, Harvard, and MIT, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Hosts: Bruce Walker, Arlene Sharpe, Mark Namchuk, Lindsey Baden, Raj Gandhi, Jonathan Abraham, and other Faculty Co-Leaders of MassCPR

SARS-CoV-2 Virus Detection Methods - May 1, 2020

SARS-CoV-2 Virus Detection Methods   

May 1, 2020 | 10:00am - 11:30am ET

Presenters: Connie Cepko, Jim Collins, Lee Gehrke, Marc Lipsitch, Pardis Sabeti, Michael Springer, David Walt, and Feng Zhang.

Institutions: Harvard Medical School, MIT, The Wyss Institute, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and the Broad Institute.

Hosts: Bruce Walker and Arlene Sharpe, Faculty Co-Leaders of MassCPR

SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies - April 17, 2020

SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies: Prospects for therapy, vaccines and return to work   

April 17, 2020 | 7:30am - 9:00am ET

Presenters: Bruce Walker, Michael Mina, Galit Alter, David Walt, Linqi Zhang, Jincun Zhao, Megan Murray,

Institutions: Ragon Institute, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Wyss Institute, Tsinghua University, Guangzhou Institute for Respiratory Health, and Harvard Medical School.

Hosts: Bruce Walker and Arlene Sharpe, Faculty Co-Leaders of MassCPR

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MassCPR Clinical/Research Specimens Discussion - April 16, 2020

MassCPR Clinical/Research Specimens Discussion   

April 16, 2020 | 6:00 - 7:00pm ET

Scientists discuss guiding principles, protocols, specimens to be collected in the large cohort studies, baseline assays to be performed, procurement, storage, distribution process, database, funding and immediate needs for SARS-CoV-2 specimen samples as part of the Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness (MassCPR).

Presenters: Lindsey Baden, Dan Barouch, David Golan, Howard Heller, Karen Jacobson, Michael Jordan, Jon Li, Gyongyi Szabo, David Walt, Scott Weiss, Dan Worrall, and Xu Yu

Institutions: Harvard Medical School, MIT, The Wyss Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Tufts, Boston University, Partners Biobank, and the Broad Institute.

Hosts: Bruce Walker, MD and Arlene Sharpe, MD, PhD, Faculty Co-Leaders of MassCPR

A Coordinated, Boston-wide Response - March 12, 2020

A Coordinated, Boston-wide Response to COVID-19   

March 12, 2020 | 8:00am - 9:00am ET

Organized as part of the MGH Medical Grand Rounds

Presenters: Bruce D. Walker, Marc Lipsitch, Pardis Sabeti, Galit Alter, Mark Namchuk, Dan Barouch, and Mark Schwartz.
Institutions: Ragon Institute, TH Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Broad Institute, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Massachusetts General Hospital.

Hosts: Bruce Walker and Arlene Sharpe, Faculty Co-Leaders of MassCPR

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