Join this course to tackle the grand challenges of emerging viral infections through a comprehensive One-Health approach.
Croucher Summer Course: Emerging viral infections
14 July - 18 July 2025
Deadline for application: 28 March 2025
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.
Open to Postgraduate students and early career researchers
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
Course Directors
Leo Poon (Hong Kong SAR)
Roberto Bruzzone (Hong Kong SAR)
Malik Peiris (Hong Kong SAR)
Christian Drosten (Germany)
Noёl Tordo (Guinea)
Chris Mok (Hong Kong SAR)
Faculty
Simon Cauchemez (France)
Vijaykrishna Dhanasekaran
(Hong Kong SAR)
Antoine Gessain (France)
Tamara Giles-Vernick (France)
Sander Herfst (The Netherlands)
Bas Oude Munnink (The Netherlands)
Hui Ling Yen (Hong Kong SAR)
Nancy Leung (Hong Kong SAR)
Sook San Wong (Hong Kong SAR)
Tutors
Ray So (Hong Kong SAR)
Marcus Mah (Singapore)
Alex Chin (Hong Kong SAR)
Te Nigeer (Hong Kong SAR)
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