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15th March 2022
09:50 to 10:00 Zoom room opens
10:00 to 10:15 Welcome and introduction David Pascall (University of Cambridge)
Ciara Dangerfield (University of Cambridge), (University of Cambridge)
Maha Kaouri (Isaac Newton Institute)
Session 1: Pathogen Emergence and Novel Variants (Chair: Ciara Dangerfield - University of Cambridge)
10:15 to 10:45 Virus Host Shifts Ben Longdon (University of Exeter)
10:45 to 11:15 SARS-CoV-2 Evolution at Different Scales Katrina Lythgoe (University of Oxford)
11:15 to 11:35 Tea and coffee break
11:35 to 12:05 The Three Ts of Virulence Evolution during Zoonotic Emergence Elisa Visher (University of California, Berkeley)
Session 2: Genomic and Epidemiological Models and Techniques (Chair: David Pascall (University of Cambridge)
12:05 to 12:35 Context Specific Invasion and Establishment of SARS-CoV-2 Variants in the UK Moritz Kraemer (University of Oxford)
12:35 to 13:05 Evolution and epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Brazil Nuno Faria (Imperial College London)
13:05 to 14:00 Lunch
14:00 to 14:30 Horizon Scanning of SARS-CoV-2 with Pango Lineages Áine O'Toole (University of Edinburgh)
14:30 to 15:00 Phylogenetic Relationships Shed Light on SARS-CoV-2 Evolution and Transmission Dynamics Ariane Weber (Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History)
15:00 to 15:30 Q&A Discussion David Pascall (University of Cambridge)
15:30 to 15:40 Close Maha Kaouri (Isaac Newton Institute)
15:40 Finish