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) |
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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) |
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10:45 to 11:15 | SARS-CoV-2 Evolution at Different Scales | Katrina Lythgoe (University of Oxford) |
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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) |
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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) |
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12:35 to 13:05 | Evolution and epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Brazil | Nuno Faria (Imperial College London) |
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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) |
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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) |
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15:00 to 15:30 | Q&A Discussion | David Pascall (University of Cambridge) | ||
15:30 to 15:40 | Close | Maha Kaouri (Isaac Newton Institute) |
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15:40 | Finish |