One Year. 2.5 Million Lives. A Global Shift.

A year after the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus a pandemic, recovery efforts around the world are gaining some traction: Vaccines are rolling out, case rates are trending lower, and cities are gradually reopening. But what roadblocks lie ahead? Can we ever return to our pre-pandemic lives? What does the world look like a year from now and beyond?

UCSF is pleased to invite the public to a series of panel discussions that will look back on the lessons from the first 365 days of COVID-19 and illuminate the road ahead.

March 9: How the Science Will Drive Recovery

An unprecedented push to understand, treat, and vaccinate against COVID-19 has proven the wonders of modern technology – but can we go faster? What challenges could derail our recovery? What are our best hopes for fighting future viral threats?  

Join a panel of leading scientists, moderated by UCSF Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Dan Lowenstein, MD, to examine what we know and how we can better tackle the next outbreak.

• Joe DeRisi, PhD
  Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, UCSF, and Co-President, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub

• Jennifer Doudna, PhD
  Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, UC Berkeley, and 2020 Nobel Laureate

• Joel Ernst, MD
  Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Experimental Medicine, UCSF

• Annie Luetkemeyer, MD
  Professor of Infectious Diseases, UCSF

• Aashish Manglik, MD, PhD
  Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, UCSF

Note: Live Spanish translation will be available for this event.

More in the series:

• March 16: The Mandate for Equity
• March 23: Mapping a Post-Pandemic World