Research Forum 2021

Resilience and Reinvention: Lessons from the Pandemic

October 15, 2021

8:00 – 10:15 AM CST (2-Sessions)

This virtual two-part Forum will present exciting new research arising from ongoing international collaborations involving McDonnell Academy partner institutions. It will feature presentations by researchers from Washington University in St. Louis and their collaborators around the globe on the impacts and lessons of Covid-19. The first session will focus on public health issues stemming from Covid-19, while the second session will address the broader societal ramifications of the pandemic.

This session will be held virtually CDT (St. Louis time) through Zoom. This webinar is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Once you’ve registered, the joining information will be sent to your email.  

Welcome by Kurt Dirks, Vice Chancellor for International Affairs and Director of the McDonnell International Scolars Academy

SESSION 1 | 8:00 – 9:00 AM	SESSION 2 | 9:15 – 10:15 AM
Public health issues stemming from Covid-19	Societal impact of the pandemic
Chair: Bill Powderly, Larry J. Shapiro Director, Institute for Public Health	Chair: Feng Sheng Hu, Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences Professor of Biology and of Earth and Planetary Sciences Lucille P. Markey Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences
Topics & Speakers	Topics & Speakers
Impact of Covid-19 on HIV care in Ghana George Kyei, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis and Director, Medical and Scientific Research, University of Ghana Collaborative team: University of Ghana	How are Children Faring During the Pandemic and What Can Be Done? Michal Grinstein-Weiss, Shanti K. Khinduka Distinguished Professor, Washington University in St. Louis Oren Heller, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Washington University in St. Louis Collaborative team: Reichman University (IDC Herzliya) and Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on HIV care in Campinas, Brazil and St. Louis, USA Shanti Parikh, Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology and of African and African-American Studies, Washington University in St. Louis Paulo Dalgalarrondo, Professor of Psychiatry, Medical School, University of Campinas (Unicamp) Collaborative team: University of Campinas	Role of political ideology on Covid-19 mitigation Guillermo Rosas, Professor of Political Science, Washington University in St. Louis Collaborative team: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Universidad Alberto Hurtado,  Universidad de Los Andes, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Tec de Monterrey
Improved Antibody surveillance in Indonesia Peter Fischer, Professor of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis Collaborative team: University of Indonesia	Linguistic diversity & Covid-19 Cindy Brantmeier, Professor of Applied Linguistics, Global Studies, Washington University in St. Louis Collaborative team: University of Ghana
PM2.5 exposure and Covid-19 spread in the US & India Rajan Chakrabarty, Harold D. Jolley Career Development Associate Professor, Washington University in St. Louis Collaborative team: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	Collaborator joining Q&A Session
Collaborators joining Q&A Session	Andrea Ramirez Varela, MD, Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
Collins Ahorlu, Head of Epidemiology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana Johnelle Lamarque, Instructor, Department of Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis Monica Jacques de Moraes, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Campinas