Online workshop Research on COVID-19 in Vietnam
Online workshop
Research on COVID-19 in Vietnam
15-16 October 2021, 14:00-18:00 Hanoi (7:00 -11:00 am GTM)
Organizing committee
- Mai Suan Li, ICST, HCM city, Vietnam & Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Chair
- Minh Tho Nguyen , ICST, HCM city, Co-chair
- Doan Xuan Huy Minh, ICST, HCM city
- Nguyen Hoang Linh, ICST, HCM city
- Nguyen Van Thang, ICST, HCM city
Description
The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), constitutes a serious ongoing threat to global public health and has generated major worldwide socioeconomic impact. Currently, no new medication has been developed to treat COVID-19, although several older drugs have been reported to be effective. Vaccines developed by various companies including Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and AstraZeneca, are being widely used, but they may not be effective against new mutations. Antibodies isolated from plasma of recovered SARS-CoV-2 patients have been proven to effectively treat new patients. However, the amount of plasma available will be insufficient for the growing number of cases, which requires the production of antibodies on a larger scale. Therefore, we must continue to fight on all fronts to quell the COVID-19 pandemic, which continues to spread.
• Mutations of SARS-CoV-2 and production of COVID-19 vaccine in Vietnam
• Interaction of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein with human cells
• Computer-aided drug design for COVID-19
• Antibody neutralization of viral activity
• Mathematical modeling of the pandemic evolution
Registration:
- Workshop is free for all registered participants.
Venue:
- Online, on 15-16 October 2021, 14:00-18:00 Hanoi (7:00 -11:00 am GTM)
