The Zika Virus

UC Berkeley Expert Panel

March 3, 2016

Update on Zika

Event Description

The Zika virus has been spreading rapidly throughout Latin America, with numerous implications for global public health. Join a discussion with some of the country’s top experts in infectious disease and epidemiology at UC Berkeley about what we know about the virus, what we can expect as infections increase, and how we should be addressing the Zika virus both at home and abroad.

Speakers

Art Reingold, MD - Professor and Head of Epidemiology, UC Berkeley School of Public Health (SPH)
Eva Harris, PhD - Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology; Faculty Director, Center for Global Public Health, UC Berkeley SPH
Lee Riley, MD - Professor of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases; Chair, Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, UC Berkeley SPH
Caitlin Gerdts, PhD, MHS - Senior Associate, Ibis Reproductive Health
Brenda Eskanazi, PhD - Professor of Epidemiology; Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, UC Berkeley SPH

Moderated by: Lisa Aliferis, Editor, State of Health, KQED News