Lasting coVid Affects you Didn’t know about — or Tim has an LVAD
Tim will explain how COVID affected his heart and how the LVAD is saving his life and Brian will explain heart anatomy.
BIO: Tim Copeland has a Masters in Neuroscience from Georgia State University and is currently a lab coordinator for Georgia State University.
Brian Reid has a Masters in Neuroscience from Georgia State University. He is currently working as an anatomy and physiology instructor at both Georgia State University and Arizona College of nursing.
They have been life partners for 34 years!
Legos Never Let-me-go
David Laube and his family have turned an interest in a toy into home design! Come see pix of the Lego Room that helped landed him on the Inman Park Home Tour; hear about the cost of the bricks and learn where the family has traveled in pursuit of their passion.
BIO: Almost an Atlanta native having been here since 8th grade, David studied building construction and city planning at Georgia Tech, and now owns a consulting firm that does market studies for commercial real estate. He is a long time resident of Inman Park, and lives in a house from 1898 with my Swedish wife, and two boys ages 9 and 13.
So…Should We Be Worried About the Next Pandemic?
In this talk, infectious diseases physician and virologist Dr. Boghuma Titanji will explain what actually gives a virus “pandemic potential.” We’ll talk about R₀ (yes, there will be a tiny bit of math), why virologists keep a particularly close eye on influenza viruses, coronaviruses and a few other repeat offenders, and why a terrifying virus like Ebola is not necessarily the virus most likely to cause the next COVID-19.
We’ll also tackle the question everyone really wants answered: “How worried should we be?”
Spoiler – another pandemic will happen. We cannot predict exactly when or what will cause it. But living in perpetual fear of every new virus is neither useful nor particularly fun. The better approach is understanding what deserves our attention, what doesn’t, and what we can actually do about it.
Come for the viruses. Stay for the existential risk assessment.
BIO: Boghuma Kabisen Titanji, MD, PhD, MSc, DTM&H, is a Cameroonian-born physician-scientist and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Emory University.
During the COVID-19 pandemic and the global Mpox outbreak, Dr. Titanji led and contributed to multiple clinical and translational research initiatives that advanced understanding of disease pathogenesis, clinical presentation, and therapeutic approaches.
Dr. Titanji is deeply engaged in public-facing science communication, using digital platforms to counter health misinformation, explain complex scientific evidence, and promote informed decision-making among clinicians, policymakers, and the public.