The Glenferrie Rotary Club were fortunate to hear a presentation from Dr Sarah Garner on 8th September 2020. Sarah is an infectious disease physician and medical microbiologist who is in the fourth year of a PhD programme at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute(WEHI). She spoke about COVID-19 and outlined some of the research being conducted at the WEHI. There are several lines of investigation ranging from, studies of the wide variation in disease severity, to projects hoping to re-purpose existing drugs for treatment of COVID-19. The development of several projects within 9 months underscored the WEHI's ability to rapidly respond to the pandemic.
Sarah spoke of her work as a clinician managing patients with COVID-19 and mentioned the role of dexamethason
e and the anti-viral drug, remdesivir. As a clinician, exposed to COVID-19, she has not been able to return to the WEHI to continue her own research project. There were many questions after her presentation and Dr Casey Ah-Cann, Donor Relations Officer, WEHI mentioned that we would be welcome to visit the Institute after the pandemic, hopefully next year.
e and the anti-viral drug, remdesivir. As a clinician, exposed to COVID-19, she has not been able to return to the WEHI to continue her own research project. There were many questions after her presentation and Dr Casey Ah-Cann, Donor Relations Officer, WEHI mentioned that we would be welcome to visit the Institute after the pandemic, hopefully next year.Many thanks to Sarah for a wonderful insightful presentation and also to David Fallick, along with Ms Anne 
Rady, Manager Future Giving, WEHI for arranging the evening. Many members expressed a wish to have Sarah return for an evening at Kooyong and update us on COVID-19.
Rady, Manager Future Giving, WEHI for arranging the evening. Many members expressed a wish to have Sarah return for an evening at Kooyong and update us on COVID-19.