FUTURES Discovery Talks: Under

  • 28 November 2020
  • 4:30pm
  • Free
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Learn more about how researchers from across the University
of Bristol are working hard to understand the impact of the coronavirus
pandemic and its associated illness, COVID-19. This session, hosted by the Elizabeth
Blackwell Institute, features six researchers speaking for ten minutes each
about their projects, including what the pandemic means for young people’s
mental health, and how cutting edge microscopy is helping us to understand the
surface of the virus. After each talk there will be time for questions, so come
along curious!

Speakers at this event will be:

Dr Fergus Hamilton, clinical research fellow, will explore
some of the trends seen in results of Covid-19 antibody testing at North
Bristol NHS Trust

Dr Lucy Wenham from the Bristol School of Education
discusses her research into the impact of the pandemic on school students’
mental health

Jonathan Reid, Professor of Physical Chemistry, discusses
his research into the nature of the novel coronavirus and its spread through
the air

Professor Matt Jones, Director of Bristol Neuroscience, asks
the question ‘What does Covid-19 mean for our brains?’

Christiane Schaffitzel, Professor of Biochemistry, will
discuss her team’s work analysing the surface of the novel coronavirus. Using
cutting-edge microscopy they have discovered a new site where drugs might
interact with the virus to stop it infecting the human host.

Professor Martin Parker explores the idea that dealing with
the virus is a dress rehearsal for the system changes we will need to address
climate change. Can we really ‘build back better’? Can we afford not to?

This session will be hosted by Rachael Gooberman-Hill,
Director of the Elizabeth Blackwell Institute and Professor of Health and
Anthropology.

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FUTURES Discovery Talks: Understanding Covid-19