Webinar: COVID-19 Pandemic - What Have We Learned and What Does the Future Hold?
Event Details:
- Date: Saturday, 5 December 2020
- Time: Starts: 15:00
- Venue: The event is streamed live via Zoom
- Speaker: Assist. Prof. Giannis Koutsou, CaSTORC, The Cyprus Institute
Prof. Konstantinos Fokianos, Dept. Mathematics, University of Cyprus
Assist. Prof. Vangelis Daskalakis, Dept. Chemical Engineering, Cyprus University of Technology
Prof. Nikolaos Polyzos, Dept. Social Administration & Political Science, Democritus University of Thrace
Prof. Theodoros Karapantsios, Dept. Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Assist. Prof. Georgios Nikolopoulos, Medical School, University of Cyprus
The webinar will be in Greek and the live stream is open to the public.
Live streaming of the discussion will be available on Zoom.
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Program
| Session 1 - Talks: Chair Assist. Prof. Nikos Savva, Modelling and Simulation for Engineering Applications, Computation-based Science and Technology Research Centre, The Cyprus Institute | |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Assist. Prof. Giannis Koutsou Computation-based Science and Technology Research Centre, The Cyprus Institute Modeling the evolution of COVID-19 in Cyprus |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Prof. Konstantinos Fokianos Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Cyprus Modeling of COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Cyprus |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Assist. Prof. Vangelis Daskalakis Department of Chemical Engineering, Cyprus University of Technology Epitope vaccines based on the dynamics of mutated SARS-CoV-2 proteins at all-atom resolution |
| 15 Minutes Break | |
| Session 2 - Talks: Chairs Prof. George Petrikkos, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and Prof. Christos Hadjichristodoulou, Hygiene and Epidemiology Department Clinical and Laboratory Research, University of Thessaly |
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| 16:45 - 17:15 | Prof. Nikolaos Polyzos Department of Social Administration and Political Science, Democritus University of Thrace The pandemic and health systems in the twighlight of 2020: lessons from Mediterranean countries and the case of Greece |
| 17:15 - 17:45 | Prof. Theodoros Karapantsios Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Environmental rationalization of SARS-CoV-2 concentration in sewage as an early warning indicator of virus spreading in communities |
| 17:45 - 18:15 | Assist. Prof. Georgios Nikolopoulos Medical School, University of Cyprus Epidemiology of COVID-19 in the Republic of Cyprus |
| Session 3 - Panel Discussion: Chair Prof. Constantia Alexandrou, Director of the Computation-based Science and Technology Research Centre, The Cyprus Institute, and Physics Department, University of Cyprus | |
| 18:15 - 19:00 | Panellists: Prof. Chistos Hadjichristodoulou, University of Thessaly, Assist. Prof. Nikos Savva,The Cyprus Institute, Assist. Maria Koliou Mazeri, University of Cyprus, Prof. Vangelis Harmandaris, The Cyprus Institute, Dr. George Miltiadou, President of Pancyprian Medical Association. |
About the Webinar
The event is co-organized by The Cyprus Institute and the Cyprus Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infections, as part of the project CONCEPT-COVID/0420/0011 that is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund and the Republic of Cyprus through the Research and Innovation Foundation. A group of distinguished speakers will provide insights into the COVID-19 pandemic, addressing a variety of issues from different fields and perspectives.
Organising Committee
- Prof. Constantia Alexandrou, Director of the Computation-based Science and Technology
Research Centre, The Cyprus Institute, and Physics Department, University of Cyprus - Asst. Prof. Maria Koliou, Medical School, University of Cyprus
- Dr Lakis Palazis, Director of the Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Nicosia General Hospital
- Emeritus Prof. Georgios Petrikkos, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
For further information regarding this even, please contact Dr. Kathy Christoforou: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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The event is co-organised by The Cyprus Institute and the Cyprus Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infections as part of the project CONCEPT-COVID/0420/0011
that is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund and the Republic of Cyprus through the Research and Innovation Foundation
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Additional Info
- Date: Saturday, 5 December 2020
- Time: Starts: 15:00
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Speaker: Assist. Prof. Giannis Koutsou, CaSTORC, The Cyprus Institute
Prof. Konstantinos Fokianos, Dept. Mathematics, University of Cyprus
Assist. Prof. Vangelis Daskalakis, Dept. Chemical Engineering, Cyprus University of Technology
Prof. Nikolaos Polyzos, Dept. Social Administration & Political Science, Democritus University of Thrace
Prof. Theodoros Karapantsios, Dept. Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Assist. Prof. Georgios Nikolopoulos, Medical School, University of Cyprus
