Dickinson Biologist to Discuss the Science of COVID-19

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Charles A. Dana Professor of Biology John Henson discusses Ebola at a previous Clarke Forum event.

Aspects of Infection, Immunity, Treatment and Testing

Dickinson College biology professor John Henson, a cell biologist and comparative immunologist, will present “The Science of COVID-19: Aspects of Infection, Immunity, Treatment and Testing,” on Tuesday, April 28, at 7 p.m. The livestream event is presented by The Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues and will be available at clarke.dickinson.edu. The public is invited to watch the discussion and submit questions in the comments section of the YouTube live stream.

Henson will discuss the current understanding of how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, damages the lungs and produces an immune reaction as well as the potential treatments and possible vaccines. He also will explore various testing strategies for the disease.

Henson is the senior associate provost for academic affairs and the Charles A. Dana Professor of Biology at Dickinson. His teaching interests include infections and immunity, global health and the origins of pandemics. He contributes to classes in biology, biochemistry & molecular biology and the health studies program. He has many years of external research experience supported by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. While Henson was a William C. Foster science fellow at the U.S. State Department, he worked on H5N1 pandemic influenza preparedness in addition to biological weapon nonproliferation.

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Published April 23, 2020