Metagenomics Across Time: From Ancient Pathogens to Modern One Health Surveillance
You are invited to attend the keynote lecture, From Ancient Pathogens to Modern Spillovers: Mapping Disease Landscapes through Metagenomics and One Health, taking place during the Metagenomics Workshop at CERI Stellenbosch University.
This hybrid event will explore how genomics connects our understanding of ancient diseases with modern surveillance of emerging pathogens—highlighting the power of metagenomics in tracing health threats across time and ecosystems.
Date: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
Time: 16:00 – 18:00 SAST
Venue: Neelsie Cinema, Stellenbosch University and online
Host: Dr. Eduan Wilkinson
Speakers:
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Dr. Erik Karlsson – National Influenza Center of Cambodia and WHO H5 Reference Laboratory, Coordinator, WHO Global COVID-19 Referral Laboratory, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge
Title: Environmental Sampling and Metagenomics for One Health at High-Risk Interfaces -
Dr. Maja Vukovikj – Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Organismal Biology, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Sweden
Title: Mapping Africa’s Ancient Disease Landscape
This promises to be an engaging session bridging ancient genomics and modern One Health approaches.
Join us in-person or online to be part of this insightful discussion.
RSVP: Click Here to register https://t.ly/0JsAB
News date: 2025-11-11
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