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Past Events
UCI Infectious Disease Science Initiative Hosts Expert Panel to Discuss Current State of 2019 Novel Coronavirus
On February 10, the UCI Infectious Disease Science Initiative welcomed more than 100 attendees at the “2019 Novel Coronavirus: Current State of Knowledge and Public Health Response” public seminar at the UCI Student Center. Featured speaker Dr. Matt Zahn, Medical Director of the Division of Epidemiology and Assessment for the Orange County Health Care Agency, […]
Exploring Climate Change as a Social Issue with Dr. Sanghyuk Shin
On January 24th, UCI’s Institute for Clinical and Translational Sciences and the Community Health Research Exchange (CHRE) hosted Dr. Sanghyuk Shin, director of the UCI Infectious Disease Science Initiative (IDSI), to discuss “Climate Change, Social Determinants, and the Global Threat of Infectious Diseases”. Rather than discussing how climate change directly impacts infectious diseases by influencing […]
An Inspirational Seminar on Vaccine Advocacy with Dr. Peter Hotez
As part of the Infectious Disease Science Initiative Seminar Series, nearly 80 UCI community members, including students, faculty and staff, gathered on December 11 at the Thorpe Conference Center for a special seminar delivered by world-renown vaccine advocate Dr. Peter Hotez. As part of his role as dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine […]
Inaugural Seminar a Success
On October 24, 2019, the Infectious Disease Science Initiative (IDSI) successfully hosted its inaugural seminar entitled “Combating Infectious Diseases in the Modern World”. Guests in attendance – graduate and doctoral students, scientists, UCI staff and faculty, and community health partners – had the pleasure of listening to two engaging speakers, Drs. Jennifer Gardy and Susan […]
