Prof. Dr. Jürgen May (BNITM) will talk about his epidemilogical SARS-CoV-2 research.

Many scientists in the Hamburg metropolitan area are involved in research related to SARS-CoV-2 and the COVID-19 pandemic. In cooperation with the Helmholtz graduate school for Data Science in Hamburg (DASHH), the Leibniz ScienceCampus InterACt wants to increase the visibility of this research fostering new contacts and potential collaborations. Therefore, the new online Hamburg COVID-19 lecture series started on August 12th.

The series represents unique platform for vivid exchange and takes place every two weeks with a 30-minute lecture and room for further discussions afterwards.

On Wednesday, November 18, at 4 pm Prof. Dr. Jürgen May (BNITM), head of the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Department will present and explain the challenge of capacity building with respect to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic (https://www.bnitm.de/en/research/research-groups/epidemiology-and-diagnostics/infectious-disease-epidemiology-department/teaching-capacity-building/). His talk is entitled "The SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic Miracle in sub-Saharan Africa“.

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