Virtual Conference

Thursday, June 11, 2020

Schedule*

• 11 am - 12 pm:  Virology Topical Presentation

  • Bob Rawle, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Williams College 

• 12 pm - 1 pm:    Lunch

  • First opportunity to view Tales from the Front Lines videos.

• 1 pm - 2 pm:     Vaccines Topical Presentation

  • Wilmore Webley, Associate Professor of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

• 2 pm - 3 pm: Early afternoon break.

  • Second opportunity to view Tales From the Front Lines videos.

• 3 pm - 4 pm:     Makers Making PPE Panel

  • Nancy Maier, Founder and CEO, Knockout Designs

  • Dennis Spencer, 3D Print Services Supervisor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

  • Rebecca Meehan, Assistant Director, Woburn Public Library

   Bonnie Roalsen, Director, Woburn Public Library

   John Walsh, Assistant Director for Innovation and Technology, Woburn Public Library

• 4 pm - 5 pm: Late afternoon break.

  • Third opportunity to view Tales from the Front Lines videos.

• 5 pm - 6 pm:     Institutional Review Board Presentation

  • Allison Blodgett, Director of IRB Operations, University of Massachusetts Medical School

  • Julie Simpson, Directors of Research Integrity Services, University of New Hampshire

In between the hour-long live presentations, we are pleased to share short Tales from the Front Lines, recorded interviews from essential personnel working in public service postilions even during lockdown. 

*EST.  The shift to a later schedule is best able to accommodate all of our attendees.