למזלנו יש לנו חבר בקהילתנו, פרופ׳ דון קריסט, שהוא גם מומחה עולמי למימדים הרפואיים של נגיף הקורונה. הוא יִשׂא הרצאה (באנגלית) ביום ג׳ ב-17:00 בזוּם (ראו פרטים מטה).
We are fortunate to have as a member of Beit Knesset Emek Refaim, Prof. Don Krisst, an international expert on medicine. He will present a talk on Tuesday afternoon about what's really going on with the pandemic, medically.
COVID-19 Pandemic Demystification
- Topic: We will address in plain English three fundamental issues of popular concern regarding the coronavirus epidemic: epidemiology, biology (viral & clinical), and prospects for cure. The talk is designed to spark discussion of these important issues by presenting basic background rather than being encyclopedic.
- When: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 5:00 – 5:45pm
- Where: Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89666649915
- Professional Background: Professor Don Krisst is a multidisciplinary senior academic physician, researcher, clinician, teacher, administrator and consultant on histopathological Risk & Safety Assessment. He is an invited lecturer internationally, with an interest in bringing medical issues to popular audiences. Academic appointments at Johns Hopkins, Stanford, Univ. of Maryland with Rank of Professor and Director of Division. Most recent clinical appointment: Director, Molecular Pathology, Rabin Medical Center. Most recent contribution: Development of platform for quantitative molecular analysis of clinical trends after stem cell transplantation. This life saving application is used in major centers worldwide as the standard of analysis.