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COVID-19 Vaccines:
The Latest Science and Recommendations on Booster Shots

Featuring: Drs. Roy Gulick and Kristen Marks
Moderator: Dr. Adam Stracher
Thursday, October 14
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. (ET)



Weill Cornell Medicine’s infectious disease experts are playing an active role in the development of COVID-19 treatment guidelines and vaccine research. In this webinar they will discuss the latest science and recommendations on boosters for all vaccine types and provide answers that help inform your planning and protection.

Meet the Speakers

Roy Gulick, MD, PhD

Roy Gulick, MD, PhD

Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
Rochelle Belfer Professor in Medicine

Dr. Gulick is co-chair of the National Institutes of Health’s COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel and is an internationally recognized leader in clinical research for infectious diseases and HIV.

Kristen Marks, MD

Kristen Marks, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Dr. Marks conducts clinical trials related to HIV, HCV and COVID prevention and treatment. She is leading the team conducting Moderna Therapeutics' phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Adam Stracher, MD

Adam Stracher, MD

Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs
Chief Medical Officer and Director of Primary Care, Physician Organization

Dr. Stracher is an internal medicine physician with a specialty in infectious diseases and leads the clinical and quality initiatives throughout the Physician Organization. He has also led WCM through a digital transformation to implement telemedicine practices.


To learn more about Weill Cornell’s work in this area and the activities of our faculty, please visit these links:

  • Learn more about Dr. Kristen Marks and her leading of the team that conducted Moderna Therapeutics’ phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial. NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center is one of dozens of medical centers around the U.S. where this still-experimental vaccine will be tested.
  • Dr. Roy Gulick is co-chairing a National Institutes of Health panel that is developing treatment guidelines for COVID-19. Learn more about his and other Weill Cornell physician-scientists’ COVID research in the summer 2020 issue of Weill Cornell Medicine magazine.
  • Learn more about COVID-19 vaccine booster shots in this Q&A with Dr. Gulick.

If you are interested in learning more about us or wish to support the important work that was presented by our faculty, please contact us at development@med.cornell.edu.


Please register for each webinar individually. Upon registration, you will be emailed a link to attend the webinar.