Prof. Weitz will deliver soon deliver his closing lecture as the Chaire Blaise Pascal of the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, France.

Weitz has held the Blaise Pascal International Chair of Excellence since 2021, and conducted a year of research based at the Institute of Biology at the École Normale Supérieure (IBENS) in Paris as part of the position. The program “is intended to bring international researchers to French institutions in the Ile de France region (Paris and nearby) for year-long research stays, to facilitate research collaboration with French-based teams, and to support the training of the next generation of France-based junior researchers.” 

The lecture, which will take place on July 1, will focus on his research on COVID-19, expanding on theories developed in his upcoming book, Asymptomatic: the silent spread of COVID-19 and the future of pandemics. The lecture is open to the public — find details on how to RSVP and attend here.