Delve deeper into the science of viruses and vaccines. Experts in virology and vaccine development will share about how coronaviruses infect, how COVID-19 vaccines— including a new class of mRNA vaccines— protect us, and how scientists were able to make the vaccine possible within a year.

Speakers:

• James H. Conway, MD FAAP
  Medical Director of UW Health Immunization Program and Associate Director of UW-Madison Global Health Institute
• Johan den Boon, PhD
  Virologist with the John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Center for Research in Virology at the Morgridge Institute for Research
• William R. Hartman, MD
  University of Wisconsin School of Medicine Faculty and principal investigator for the UW Health AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial