Studies on Viral Genetics to Understand the SARS-CoV2 Pandemic

September 15, 2020
6:00 pm

Virtual

Science ECUSA & Cervantes is a program for the promotion of scientific and technological culture, organized by the Cervantes Institute and ECUSA (Spanish Scientists in the U.S.), and composed of a series of monthly meetings that deal with current topics and of high scientific or technological interest presented in a didactic and affordable way for the general public, and with the vocation of bringing to society the latest advances and developments in science.

Spanish Scientists in the USA (ECUSA) is a non-profit organization for science and technology professionals with an affinity for Spain in the United States that was created in 2014 by volunteers with the aim of promoting and disseminating the role of science, technology and its professionals. ECUSA also aspires to educate, inspire and train a new generation of scientists and researchers as well as to create a network of contacts, expand its professional opportunities and integration into local communities.

Organized in collaboration with Science ECUSA https://www.ecusa.es/, and with the support of The Chicago Council on Science and Technology - https://www.c2st.org/events/

Event Details

Zoom:   https://zoom.us/j/93800352040

Register at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/science-ecusa-cervantes-dr-ramon-lorenzo-redondo-phd-is-a-research-tickets-114568395154

Presentation followed by a 15 minutes discussion with Verónica Fuentes Adrián, SINC editor www.agenciasinc.es, Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología, and 10 minutes Q&A

Featured Guests

Dr. Ramón Lorenzo Redondo

Dr. Ramón Lorenzo Redondo, Ph.D. is a Research Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. His work focuses on viral evolution and the interaction between viruses and the host during infection. His main interests are RNA viruses, specially HIV-1, evolutionary biology, and genomics. The ultimate goal of his research is to understand the virus-host system and its evolutionary properties in order to develop the best treatments and prevention strategies for human viral infections. Dr. Lorenzo has led published studies on the evolution of HIV-1 and contributed greatly to the field of HIV-1 host-virus genetics. To perform his research, Dr. Lorenzo uses state-of-the-art sequencing technologies and complex data analysis. His research on the field of the HIV-1 cure has contributed to high-impact and groundbreaking translational studies, including a Nature publication that examines the mechanisms of viral persistence in tissues of participants on antiretroviral therapy. Dr. Lorenzo has stablished collaborations with some of the most prominent investigators in the HIV-1 field and is a faculty member of the Third Coast Center for AIDS Research (TC CFAR). After the pandemic outbreak of SARS-CoV2 and due to his experience in studying viral molecular evolution, Dr. Lorenzo has been included in the Northwestern University’s team that studies this new virus. Specifically, his main focus is the study of the epidemic dynamics, at the local and global level, and possible changes in viral evolution that could be associated with different clinical outcomes of the infection. Additionally, he is the Chair of Community in ECUSA and a member of the board and a founder member of the Midwest chapter.

Veronica Fuentes Adrián

SINC Editor – www.agenciasinc.es

Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology Verónica Fuentes Adrián has a degree in Environmental Sciences from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and a master’s degree in Journalism and Communication of Science, Technology and Environment from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.

Verónica Fuentes Adrián has a degree in Environmental Sciences from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and a master’s degree in Journalism and Communication of Science, Technology and Environment from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.

She began in journalism in the Science section of the EFE Agency. She has worked at SINC (Scientific News and Information Service) since its inception in 2008 as head of the biomedicine and health areas. She also collaborated on the RNE radio program ‘On the Shoulders of Giants’. In 2015, she won the Boehringer Ingelheim Prize for Journalism in Medicine in the digital category. In 2017, she received the second prize for the Roche Prize for Personalized Medicine in the written press category and in 2019 the honorable mention of the 1st Respiratory Journalism Prize ‘Innovation that breathes’.