We’re talking a lot about testing in the media, and this is the best tool we have to help us understand the situation and make decisions about how we tackle the virus.
Join Dr Christina Atchison as we talk all things testing, from antigen (swab) tests and home testing kits to how we check how well they work and how easy they are to use. Ask questions, listen in and go behind the scenes with our COVID-19 Response Team.
How the Q&A works
- It’s free and open to everyone
- Please register using the registration button
- We will stream to YouTube and you will be sent the YouTube link prior to the event.
- We will be taking questions in the YouTube comments, or if you’d prefer, you can send your questions in advance to societal_engagement@imperial.ac.uk
- The main focus of the event is Q&A so we’ll try and get through as many questions as we can.
About our speakers
Dr Christina Atchison is a Principal Clinical Academic Fellow at Imperial College London.She is an Infectious Disease Epidemiologist with a clinical background. Her research interests include the evaluation of child and adolescent public health programmes.
Her current work on COVID-19 focuses on the REACT testing studies.
Professor Wendy Barclay Professor Barclay’s is a Chair in Influenza Virology at Imperial College London. Her studies aim to understand the molecular and cellular basis of the how the disease progresses and is spread to others.
In response to the pandemic, her lab’s current work has pivoted from influenza tothe novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. Their research includes basic virology, serology, immunology and environmental sampling. More detail here.