The Zika virus is in the news everywhere. You may have seen headlines like “US labs probe Zika, but the going is tough” and “Growing fears over Zika as summer approaches.” The CDC has issued travel alerts for pregnant women. Zika is the first known virus to be transmitted both by mosquitoes and through sexual contact. How will the Zika virus impact Greater Los Angeles? Attend this science-based public awareness symposium to learn the facts about the latest research and prevention strategies to fight Zika.
This public awareness symposium is free of charge. Advance registration is required.
Register online: Zika Virus Awareness Symposium
Enter Code: ZIKV16
WEBCAST
Distinguished Speakers
Zika Virus 101
Dr. Rachel Civen
LA County Department of Public Health
Vector Control in the Urban Jungle
Kelly Middleton
Greater LA Vector Control District
Outbreak in California: What’s our Risk?
Dr. Charsey Porse
CA Department of Public Health
Zika and Pregnant Women: Lessons from Rio
Dr. Karin Neilsen
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Mother to Child: Zika and Fetal Development
Dr. Alexandre Bonnin
USC Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute
Zika Virus Evolution and Drug Development
Dr. Genhong Cheng
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Zika Virus and Brain Defects in Babies
Dr. Jae Jung
USC Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology
Thursday, June 9
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Aresty Conference Center
USC Health Sciences Campus
For additional information contact: mmidept@usc.edu.
Parking: Biggy Parking Structure, 1334 Biggy Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033 | $12 daily rate
Photo courtesy CDC/ Cynthia Goldsmith
