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American Century Investments talks with Stowers Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado in a COVID-19 webcast series focusing on the science behind the Sars-CoV-2 virus, variants of the virus, and vaccine development.

An illustration of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. (Image courtesy of the CDC/Alissa Eckert, MSMI; Dan Higgins, MAMS.)
Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado, PhD, of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research recently shared information and insights from a scientific perspective in an exclusive COVID-19 webcast series offered by American Century Investments. Sánchez Alvarado provided timely information about research on the SARS-CoV-2 virus, its variants, and vaccine development in presentations geared toward a general audience.
In the first presentation, COVID-19 Vaccines: Behind the Science, Sánchez Alvarado discussed the science behind COVID-19 vaccines. This webcast was first broadcast January 26, 2021. Watch now.
In the second presentation, COVID-19 Today: New Variants and Vaccines, Sánchez Alvarado continued the series by exploring the latest vaccine developments and viral variants. This webcast was first broadcast March 24, 2021. Watch now.
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