presented in partnership with the American Society of the University of Haifa.
COVID-19:
Looking Back & Looking Ahead
Thursday October 29, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET
Details and registration below news items
Global Study to Determine the
long-term Neuropsychiatric
Impact of COVID-19
University of Haifa is the sole representative from Israel in a new global research study to determine the neurological and psychiatric impact of COVID-19 infection. These include risk of cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s disease and other psychiatric disorders such as PTSD and depression.
The consortium brings together research teams from 38 countries (including University of Toronto and Holland Bloorview) to study more than 22 million COVID-19 cases. The team will receive technical guidance from the World Health Organization and the support of the American National Institute of Health, and the International Alzheimer’s Association. Participating Countries and Institutions
Joint Haifa and Montreal Research
shows new Key Player in long-term Memory
A research team, led by University of Haifa Professor, Kobi Rosenblum; McGill University Professors Nahum Sonenberg and Arkady Khoutorsky; andUniversité de Montréal Professor Jean-Claude Lacaille, has discovered that during memory consolidation, there are at least two distinct processes taking place in two different brain networks -- the excitatory and inhibitory networks.
The excitatory neurons are involved in creating a memory trace, and the inhibitory neurons block out background noise and allow long-term learning to take place. They also found that each neuronal system can be selectively manipulated to control long-term memory Science Daily
Isis on Fast Track to Recovery amid
Coronavirus Pandemic
A recent study by the School of Political Sciences at the University of Haifa and the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies at Bar-Ilan University, shows that the Islamic state group is expanding its activities, primarily in the area connecting Iraq and Syria but also in its other "provinces" across the globe.
According to the study, waves of terror attacks between May and August of 2020 killed and wounded hundreds of people. In mid-May, over 200 attacks were carried out in various provinces. In late July and early August, more than 500 people were either killed or wounded in over 130 attacks. Israel Hayom
PANELISTS
Dr. Manfred Green Director of the University of Haifa's International Master's Program in Public Health, past Head of the IDF's Public Health Branch, and Founding Director of the Israel Center for Disease Control.
Dr. Andrew MorrisMedical Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Sinai Health System/University Health Network, Professor, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto.
Dr. Dorit Nitzan Regional Emergencies Director, European Region of the World Health Organization.
Moderated byDr. Romana Primus Physician and Holocaust Education Activist,
Member of the Board of Directors, American Society of the University of Haifa
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