The Pandemicene Podcast aims to produce knowledge that can help all of us – scholars and scientists, students and activists – imagine and enact just futures both in our home state of California and in our communities worldwide.

Airing on KZSC Santa Cruz 88.1 FM, on Sunday, November 15th, 6:30 – 7 pm PST.

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Welcome to the Pandemicene podcast! Today we speak with Dr. Rebecca DuBois, associate professor of Biomolecular Engineering at UC Santa Cruz. We ask her thoughts on the many issues involved in developing a COVID-19 vaccine, including the biological details of what a vaccine might look like and be capable of,  the necessary phases of clinical trials, and bioethical issues of equity and fairness that will arise during eventual vaccine distribution. Note that this interview was conducted on September 3rd, 2020, and much has changed over the past two months, including the U.S. political landscape and breakthroughs in vaccine development.

Guest Bio:

Rebecca DuBois is an associate professor of Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She runs the DuBois Lab on campus, which seeks to understand the molecular mechanisms of virus infections, and to use this information to develop new vaccines and antiviral therapeutics.

Additional Pandemicene Project Information

Find more information on the COVID-19 Pandemicene’s project page.

The SJRC has a robust network of local and international public health experts, scholars, and practitioners leading the way with collecting resources for teaching about COVID-19, writing open response letters, and calls to action, and organizing and participating in online events.