Webinar: How Population Cohorts Can Support COVID-19 Research
This webinar presented in partnership with our host institution, the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health, highlighted how large population cohorts can respond in a pandemic and support rapid national research efforts.
The webinar featured a presentation by Dr. Philip Awadalla, National Scientific Director of CanPath, followed by a panel discussion moderated by Dr. John McLaughlin, Executive Director of CanPath and Professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health.
The panelists are:
- Dr. Philip Awadalla, National Scientific Director of CanPath, Professor of Epidemiology at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Professor of Molecular Genetics at the Faculty of Medicine in the University of Toronto. He also serves as Executive Scientific Director of the Ontario Health Study;
- Rebecca Christensen, PhD candidate in the field of Epidemiology at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. Rebecca is also employed as a Research Consultant for the Wharton Medical Clinic, and is Co-Editor-In-Chief for the University of Toronto Journal of Public Health;
- Dr. Michael Schull, CEO and Senior Scientist at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES), Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto, and a Senior Scientist at the Sunnybrook Research Institute;
- Dr. Arjumand Siddiqi, Canada Research Chair in Population Health Equity and Associate Professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, where she also holds appointments in the Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and the Hospital For Sick Children.