About the Speakers - COVID-19 Research Symposium John Wong Interim Chief Scientific Officer, Tufts Medical Center Keynote Speakers Soumya Swaminathan Chief Scientist, World Health Organization, Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts Eric J. Rubin Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine, NEJM Group Speakers and Panelists Pilar Alcaide Kenneth and JoAnn G. Wellner Professor, Cell, Molecular & Developmental Biology, Immunology Bhaskar Chakravorti Dean Of Global Business, Chair, Council on Emerging Market Enterprises (CEME), The Fletcher School, Tufts University Peter Chang President, Asian Health Literacy Association; Vice President, International Health Literacy Association; Adjunct Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine; former Ombudsman, Taiwan. Laura Corlin Assistant Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine Felipe Dias Assistant Professor of Sociology, Tufts University School of Arts & Sciences Shira Doron Attending Physician; Hospital Epidemiologist, Tufts Medical Center, Chief Infection Control Officer, Tufts Medicine, Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine Anjuli Fahlberg Assistant Professor of Sociology, Tufts University School of Arts & Sciences Erica Fuhrmeister Postdoctoral Fellow, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University School of Engineering Tess Gannaway Graduate Student, Biomedical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University Shan Jiang Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University Gagandeep (Cherry) Kang Professor of Microbiology, Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory, Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences at the Christian Medical College (CMC) in Vellore, India and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts Susan Landau Bridge Professor of Cyber Security and Policy, The Fletcher School and Tufts University School of Engineering Charles Mace Associate Professor of Chemistry, Tufts University School of Arts & Sciences Apoorva Mandavilli Health and Science Reporter, New York Times Amanda Martinot Assistant Professor of Infectious Disease and Global Health, Cummings School of Veterinary at Tufts University William Masters Professor, The Friedman School of Nutrition , Tufts University Eduardo Ortega-Barria VP & Head, Clinical R&D and Medical Affairs Latin America and the Caribbean, GlaxoSmithKline Krishna Kumar Robinson Professor of Chemistry, Member, Cancer Center, Tufts Medical Center, Adjunct Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering Athena Papas Distinguished Professor, Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Tufts University School of Medicine Alexander Poltorak Professor and Interim Chair of Immunology, Tufts University School of Medicine Brian Schaffner Newhouse Professor of Civic Studies, Tufts University School of Arts & Sciences and Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life Alexandra Simas Postdoctoral Fellow, Tufts University School of Medicine Gabrielle String Postdoctoral Scholar in Environmental Health, Tufts University School of Engineering Rosemary CR Taylor Associate Professor of Sociology and Community Health, Tufts University School of Arts & Sciences Aron Troen Associate Professor, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Tamara Vesel Chief of Division of Palliative Care; Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine Natasha Warikoo Professor of Sociology, Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences Alysse Wurcel Associate Professor and Attending Physician, Geographic Medicine and Infectious Disease, Tufts Medical Center Moderators Laura Corlin Assistant Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine Joshua Finklestein Deputy Director, Allen Discovery Center at Tufts University Merry Fitzpatrick Assistant Research Professor, Feinstein International Center, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy Peter Levine Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Lincoln Filene Professor of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, and Research Professor in Philosophy, Tufts School of Arts & Sciences Aviva Must Chair of Public Health and Community Medicine Jonathan Runstadler Professor, Chair of Infectious Disease and Global Health Honorine Ward Professor of Medicine, Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Tufts Medical Center Registration Join us for this 1 hour, virtual forum which is open to the public. Questions Past Events COVID-19 Research Symposium 2020
Soumya Swaminathan Chief Scientist, World Health Organization, Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts
Pilar Alcaide Kenneth and JoAnn G. Wellner Professor, Cell, Molecular & Developmental Biology, Immunology
Bhaskar Chakravorti Dean Of Global Business, Chair, Council on Emerging Market Enterprises (CEME), The Fletcher School, Tufts University
Peter Chang President, Asian Health Literacy Association; Vice President, International Health Literacy Association; Adjunct Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine; former Ombudsman, Taiwan.
Laura Corlin Assistant Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
Shira Doron Attending Physician; Hospital Epidemiologist, Tufts Medical Center, Chief Infection Control Officer, Tufts Medicine, Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
Erica Fuhrmeister Postdoctoral Fellow, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University School of Engineering
Tess Gannaway Graduate Student, Biomedical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University
Shan Jiang Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University
Gagandeep (Cherry) Kang Professor of Microbiology, Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory, Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences at the Christian Medical College (CMC) in Vellore, India and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts
Susan Landau Bridge Professor of Cyber Security and Policy, The Fletcher School and Tufts University School of Engineering
Amanda Martinot Assistant Professor of Infectious Disease and Global Health, Cummings School of Veterinary at Tufts University
Eduardo Ortega-Barria VP & Head, Clinical R&D and Medical Affairs Latin America and the Caribbean, GlaxoSmithKline
Krishna Kumar Robinson Professor of Chemistry, Member, Cancer Center, Tufts Medical Center, Adjunct Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Athena Papas Distinguished Professor, Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Tufts University School of Medicine
Brian Schaffner Newhouse Professor of Civic Studies, Tufts University School of Arts & Sciences and Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life
Gabrielle String Postdoctoral Scholar in Environmental Health, Tufts University School of Engineering
Rosemary CR Taylor Associate Professor of Sociology and Community Health, Tufts University School of Arts & Sciences
Tamara Vesel Chief of Division of Palliative Care; Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine
Alysse Wurcel Associate Professor and Attending Physician, Geographic Medicine and Infectious Disease, Tufts Medical Center
Laura Corlin Assistant Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
Merry Fitzpatrick Assistant Research Professor, Feinstein International Center, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Peter Levine Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Lincoln Filene Professor of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, and Research Professor in Philosophy, Tufts School of Arts & Sciences
Honorine Ward Professor of Medicine, Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Tufts Medical Center
