8:50 am: Welcome by Natural Sciences Dean Jonathan Hodge
9:00 am: “The Art of Making Vaccines”
Alfredo G. Torres, PhD., M.S.
The Herman Barnett Distinguished Professor in Microbiology and Immunology.
Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Academic Enterprise
University of Texas Medical Branch
10:00 am: “Vaccine Hesitancy: it doesn’t matter if the vaccine works if nobody gets it”
Julie A. Bettinger, PhD., MPH
Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
Vaccine Evaluation Center, Department of Pediatrics
Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
11:00 am: ” Mapping global and local trends in vaccine confidence “
Alex De Figueiredo, PhD., MSci, MSC
Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health
Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine