Course Co-Chairs
Robert B. Baron, MD, MS
Director, UCSF Osher Mini Medical School
for the Public; Professor of Medicine
Associate Dean of CME
UCSF School of Medicine
Jeffrey Tabas, MD
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Director of Outcomes and Innovations
Office of CME
University of California, San Francisco
Course Description
UCSF has a long history of pioneering biomedical research and a bold vision for advancing health worldwide. Hailing from a wide spectrum of disciplines, UCSF scientists invite you inside their work to learn what is known about the current pandemic, what lays ahead, and the implications of lessons learned on future medical treatments. Direct from those who live and breathe it every day, find out WHAT’s NEXT in the science and care of COVID-19.
Lecture Schedule
No classes scheduled on November 4th and November 25th for this series.
PLEASE NOTE: Schedule or speakers may change on short notice
| Date | Title | Speaker(s) | Presentations | Session Replay |
| October 21, 2020 | AeroNabs: Inhalable PPE Against COVID-19 | Aashish Manglik, MD, PhD Michael Schoof, PhD Candidate |
Download Slides | UCTV Video |
| October 28, 2020 | COVID-19 Testing, Surveillance, and Diagnosis: Notes from a Disease Detective | Charles Chiu, MD, PhD | Download Slides | UCTV Video |
| November 11, 2020 | COVID-19: The Science of How we got Here and Where we are Headed | George Rutherford, MD | Download Slides | UCTV Video |
| November 18, 2020 | Is COVID-19 a Heart Disease? | Todd McDevitt, PhD Bruce Conklin, MD |
UCTV Video | |
| December 2, 2020 | Targeting COVID-19 Viral Enzymes in an evolving landscape of Publishing and Peer Review | James Fraser, PhD | Download Slides | UCTV Video |
| December 9, 2020 | The SF Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic: What Cities Can and Should Do | Tomas Aragon, MD, DrPH | Download Slides | UCTV Video |