New Edition Of 'About The Tri-Valley' Airing On TV30

Press release from Tri-Valley Community Television:

On a new edition of TV30s About the Tri Valley, find out how the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has been using computing and AI to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Marshall Kamena, President of the Tri-Valley Community Television Foundation and host of the show, is joined by guest Jim Brase, Deputy Associate Director for Data Science at Lawrence Livermore Lab (LLNL).

This timely and informative first of two episodes may be viewed on Comcast TV Channel 30 and AT&T U-verse via Channel 99, as well as streaming live on the TV30 website at www.tv30.org .

Jim Brase leads LLNL research using high performance super computing in the fight against COVID-19. Kamena said, “This includes the design of new antibodies and antiviral drugs to neutralize the virus causing the disease. Moreover, his team is focused on redesigning therapies against a broad spectrum of viruses.”

Director Brase explains how LLNL and the consortium of national lab partners aim to transform drug discovery by greatly accelerating the development of effective therapies for patients. “We want to be ready in weeks, not years, for the next pandemic,” says Brase.

Find out about this and much more on a new episode of About the Tri Valley currently airing on Comcast TV Channel 30 and AT&T U-verse on Channel 99. The program may also be viewed anytime and anywhere via video on demand on the TV30 website at tv30.org.

This press release was produced by Tri-Valley Community Television. The views expressed here are the author's own.