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Science and Survival. A focus on SARS-CoV-2 and connections between large-scale risks for life on this planet and opportunities of science to address them

Proceedings of the Plenary Session | 7-9 October 2020
J. von Braun, M. Sánchez Sorondo (eds)
Acta 26 | Vatican City 2020
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Contents

Welcome and Introduction to the Plenary

Joachim von Braun

Welcome

Msgr. Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo

Message from Pope Francis

Session 1 | SARS-CoV-2 & COVID-19 and other infections – scientific insights and health policy

Introduction to Session 1

Wolf J. Singer

Global health policy responses to current and future pandemics

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Update on testing and on the development of a COVID-19 vaccine

Francis Delmonico and Ann Woolley

Discussion

The genetic code translation machinery as a therapeutical target

Ada Yonath

Discussion

Cardiovascular risk factors in SARS-Cov-2 infection: prevention and treatments

Salvador Moncada

Discussion

Issues to be considered when implementing the standardized Tuberculosis Contact Investigation in a setting with Routine Tuberculosis Contact Invitation: An experience from the Kisumu County, Western Kenya, 2014-2015

Barbara Burmen

Discussion

Final Discussion Session 1

Session 2 | SARS-CoV-2 & COVID-19 – Global health, bio-/digital transformations, and health for all

Introduction to Session 2

Joachim von Braun

Science and Survival – with a focus on SARS-CoV-2 and opportunities of science

Francis Collins

Science systems responses to pandemics

Marcia McNutt

Discussion

Controlling pandemics – science and public health

Chen Chien-Jen

Discussion

Announcement of Mario Molina's passing

Role of academies of science in promoting international collaboration in health sciences

Mohamed Hassan

Discussion

Photodynamic Therapy in the Context of Covid-19

Vanderlei S. Bagnato

Discussion

A Marshall Plan for Urban Health in Africa’s Cities: Health-proofing the future: a planetary health foresight approach to post-COVID-19 reset in rapidly growing cities

Tolu Oni

Discussion

Final Discussion Session 2

Session 3 | SARS-CoV-2 & COVID-19 – Science and the understanding of risks and uncertainties

Introduction to Session 3

Martin Rees

Statistical analyses of risks and uncertainties related to pandemics

David Spiegelhalter

Discussion

Future public health systems

Ara W. Darzi

Discussion

Science and survival: insights from Astronomy

Ewine van Dishoeck

Discussion

TB control in the Covid19 era

Mohlopeni Marakalala

Discussion

Discussion and conclusions

Closed Session for Academicians

Self-presentations of new Academicians

Frances H. Arnold

John D. Barrow

Self-presentation and Commemoration (+ 27 September 2020, Physics and Mathematics) Martin Rees

David Baulcombe

Elaine Fuchs

Fabiola Gianotti

Stefan W. Hell

Jürgen A. Knoblich

Eric S. Lander

José N. Onuchic

Stefano Piccolo

Maryanne Wolf

Commemorations of deceased Academicians

Frank Press

(+ 29 January 2020, Earth and Environmental Sciences) V. Ramanathan

Manfred Eigen

(+ 6 February 2019, Chemistry, Nobel Prize 1967) Gerhard Ertl

George V. Coyne

(+ 11 February 2020, Astrophysics) Brother Guy Consolmagno

Daniel Adzei Bekoe

(+ 5 September 2020, Chemistry–X-ray Cristallography) Felix Asante

Govind Swarup

(+ 7 September 2020, Astrophysics) Pierre Léna

Mario Molina

(+ 7 October 2020, Chemistry) Ulrich Pöschl

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