Launched in September 2017, the Global Health Security Seminar Series promotes greater dialogue regarding pandemic preparedness across Georgetown University and the wider Washington, DC, community. The events are co-sponsored by Georgetown’s Center for Global Health Science and Security and the Global Health Initiative and occur monthly from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Among the factors shaping pandemic response, decisive leadership is emerging as a key determinant of strengthened response. The COVID-19 crisis requires leaders who are able to take rapid and…
What happens when a new era of epidemic risk collides with the beginnings of a revolution in biology? With response to COVID-19, we are finding out. In this presentation Ryan Morhard of Ginkgo…
Biological threats have historically focused on addressing emerging infectious diseases or the possibility of engineering a virus that could start the zombie apocalypse. Today, as biology continues to…
Outbreaks affect men and women differently. This has been evident during Ebola, Zika, and cholera, but it has become acutely evident during COVID-19. Not only are women disproportionately represented…
Dr. Mark Eccleston-Turner is a Lecturer in Law at Keele University. His research specialism is in the field of international law and infectious diseases. Within this, his research interests lie in the…
Biosafety and biosecurity are essential elements to be addressed in worldwide infectious disease threats in the face of heightened world travel and in yet-to-be met international health regulations in…
