Confronting the link between climate change and infectious diseases

Disease transmission is closely linked to climate change — and warning signs are flashing red. A faculty panel explores the connections and looks at promising approaches for improving pathogen surveillance and reducing the risk of future pandemics during a May 8, 2023 symposium at Harvard Chan School.

Speakers
Sarah Fortune | Chair, Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases and John LaPorte Given Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard Chan School

Ari Bernstein | Interim Director, Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment (C-CHANGE), Harvard Chan School; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Caroline Buckee | Professor of Epidemiology, Harvard Chan School

Marcia Castro | Chair, Department of Global Health and Population and Andelot Professor of Demography, Harvard Chan School