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Rutgers and Tel Aviv Universities Joint Scientific Symposia

Date & Time

Monday, November 09, 2020, 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Category

Academic

Location

Online

Information

Virtual Symposium; Registration required

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COVID-19 Research, Response & Lessons

Join leading experts from Rutgers and Tel Aviv Universities as they delve into the research, response and lessons learned from the global COVID-19 pandemic, at 9:00 a.m. EST or 16:00 p.m. IST.

  • The COVID-19 Pandemic and the State of New Jersey.  One US State’s Response at the Epicenter of the OutbreakPresented by Brian Strom, MD, MPH, Rutgers University
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      Brian L. Strom, MD, MPH, is the Inaugural Chancellor of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) and the Executive Vice President for Health Affairs at Rutgers University. A nationally recognized leader in clinical research training, Dr. Strom's interests span many areas of clinical epidemiology. He is widely recognized as founder of the field of pharmacoepidemiology.
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    Human Mobility and Poverty as Key Drivers of COVID-19 Transmission and Control; Presented by Dan Yamin, PhD, Tel Aviv University
    • Dan Yamin, PhD, is head of LEMA, Laboratory for Epidemic Modeling and Analysis and a faculty member at the department of Industrial Engineering at Tel Aviv University. 

Introductory remarks by Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway and Tel Aviv University's President Ariel Porat.

Presentations will be followed by a moderated Q&A session. 

Symposia hosted by: 

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