https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOkXqMNGLt4 U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has been shaping public health policy for decades, in keeping with his conviction that healthcare is a human right. In this fireside chat, he’ll discuss what human rights framing should mean for health care in the U.S. He’ll also share his views on critical issues including prescription drug pricing,...

Talk title: Immune imprinting of dengue and Zika viruses: immunological, epidemiological, and clinical consequences Presenter: Eva Harris, Professor and Chair of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, School of Public Health; Professor, Division of Immunology and Molecular Medicine, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley Dr. Eva Harris is Professor and...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlHTn1jePp8 Twenty-five years after the shootings at Columbine High School, the U.S. continues to experience outsized rates of gun violence compared to much of the world. But amid the heartbreak, there has been some progress. Researchers and policymakers have identified promising approaches to reduce firearm deaths and injuries — even in the absence of major...

This year’s symposium will focus on the current challenges in choosing outcomes for clinical studies that evaluate treatments for disease and provide the necessary evidence to inform decision-making in clinical practice. Speakers from academia, the pharmaceutical industry, and the FDA will discuss the issues around creating a composite patient outcome that provides a more clinically...

Talk title: Assessing spillover effects in vaccine studies Presenter: Michael Hudgens, Professor and Chair of Biostatistics at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Dr. Michael Hudgens is a professor and chair of the Department of Biostatistics at UNC-Chapel Hill. He also serves as the director of the Biostatistics Core of the UNC Center for...