Emerging viral infections
Join this course to tackle the grand challenges of emerging viral infections through a comprehensive One-Health approach.
Explore the connections between human health, animal health, and ecosystems in the context of globalised health threats like influenza, SARS, MERS, Ebola, and Zika. Gain insights into strategies for containing viral epidemics while addressing the interdependence of health across species and environments.
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14 July — 18 July 2025
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HKU-Pasteur Research Pole, University of Hong Kong
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HK$3,500 (Includes accommodation)
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Apply by 3 April 2025
What you'll study
- Basic pathogen properties and infection life cycle
- Common principles to understand the emergence of current and future viral threats
- Modes of transmission
- Epidemiology of emerging viruses
- Infection and immune response dynamics
- Development of countermeasures
- Sociological and anthropological aspects of infectious outbreaks
- Novel paradigms of research applications and public health policies
Who is the course for
Postgraduate students and early career researchers
If you have any enquiries about the course, please contact Anne Li by email at anneli@hku.hk.
Course directors
Leo Poon
Chair Professor, School of Public Health, HKU
Roberto Bruzzone
Professor, Pasteur Research Pole, School of Public Health, HKU and Institut Pasteur, France
Malik Peiris
Chair Professor, Honorary Co-Director, School of Public Health, HKU
Christian Drosten
Professor and Director, Institute of Virology, Charite – Universitaetsmedizin
Noёl Tordo
Director, Institut Pasteur de Guinee
Chris Mok
Assistant Professor, Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Chinese University of Hong Kong
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