COVID-19
has
shaken
the
world,
challenging
societies
and
altering
life
as
we
know
it.
But
from
this
crisis,
opportunities
have
emerged
calling
us
to
action
as
we
prepare
to reboot from
the
COVID-19
lockdown.
In
this
series
of six
free,
weekly,
online
panels,
experts
from
the
University
of
Waterloo
and
representatives
from
some
of
Canada's
leading
companies
will
share
their
research,
real-world
expertise,
and
experience
to
help
identify
the
risks
and
plot
the
future
of
adapting
to
this
new
normal.
Learn
how
you
can
apply
their
research
findings
to
the
needs
of
your
enterprise
and
your
own
aspirations. Together,
let’s
create
the
future.
Registration
is
required
for
each
of
the
6
panels
A
Webex
link
will
be
provided
before
the
talk.
Each
webinar
will
feature
a
60-minute,
moderated
panel,
with
5
or
6
participants
followed
by
an
optional
30-minute
Q&A
(questions
can
be
submitted
through
the
web
conference
chat).
The
Post-COVID-19
Reboot
series
is
presented
by
University
of
Waterloo Gateway
for
Enterprises
to
Discover
Innovation
(GEDI).
Panel #5 Rebooting with Research: Viral detection and mitigation
This
research-focused
webinar
looks
at
recently
developed
biotechnology
to
address
COVID-19
and
other
health
challenges.
This
includes
vaccine
development,
improving
screening
with
artificial
intelligence
(AI)
as
applied
to
imaging,
using
nanoscience
to
build
better
biosensors
and
imagers,
and
the
world-wide
COVID-19
collaborations
in
which
the
University
is
participating.
Moderator: Sushanta
Mitra -
Executive
Director,
Waterloo
Institute
for
Nanotechnology
(WIN);
Professor,
Mechanical
&
Mechatronics
Engineering
Expert panelists include:
- Karim Karim - Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Executive Director, Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology (CBB), WIN Member
- Roderick Slavcev - Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy and Department of Chemistry; Waterloo Centre for Microbial Research, WIN Member
- Shirley Tang - Professor, Chemistry; Associate Dean of Science, Research, WIN Member
- Ryan Denomme - Founder and CEO, Nicoya Lifesciences
- Alex Wong - Co-founder, Chief Scientist, DarwinAI; Associate Professor, Systems Design Engineering; Canada Research Chair in AI and Medical Imaging
What's next in our series?
Visit our event page here to see past events and to register for additional panel sessions:
Rebooting with Research series:
- June 25 | Rebooting with research: Our virtual future (panel 6 of 6)
If you have any questions, please contact GEDI at GEDI.info@uwaterloo.ca.