Virology

ESCAIDE brings together infectious-disease epidemiology, public-health practice and research. Its programme connects outbreak investigation, surveillance, genomic evidence, modelling and One Health approaches with prevention and health-security decisions. Plenaries examine distributed global public-health leadership and cooperation, the scientific infrastructure behind EU health security, communicating risk when trust is contested, integrated respiratory-infection surveillance, and modelling for public-health decisions. Contributed sessions cover respiratory and food- and water-borne diseases, antimicrobial resistance, surveillance and quantitative methods. Named plenary participants include Shingai Machingaidze (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations / International Pandemic Preparedness Secretariat), Gianfranco Spiteri (ECDC), Helen Brown (Safinea, Ireland) and Magdalena Rosińska (National Public Health Institute, Poland). Their sessions consider evidence sharing and equity, capacity gaps, epidemic intelligence and analytical tools for coordinated responses. The conference runs 18–20 November 2026. Programme times are CET (Europe/Stockholm): the opening ceremony is 09:00 on 18 November; the first plenary is 09:30–10:30 and the EU health-security plenary 17:15–18:30 that day. The published programme is provisional and session details may change. Online participation is free, with unlimited general registration open through the conference days. Physical places are at capacity; on-site registration is limited to issued access codes or the waiting list. This listing offers online attendance through the official registration platform.

Support animal-virus diagnostics and vaccine research within the One Health Virology team at Wageningen Bioveterinary Research. Work includes developing and validating PCR, sequencing and immunological assays, characterising outbreak viruses and maintaining research data. Based in Lelystad for 32–36 hours weekly, initially on a one-year contract with possible renewal. Apply through the university website by 12 October inclusive.

Investigate molecular mechanisms of virus entry, replication and immune recognition in Leo Hanke’s laboratory at BioClinicum, Karolinska University Hospital. The work uses cryo-electron microscopy to study viral and host proteins, including nanobodies as structural probes. Duties span protein expression and purification, sample preparation, data collection, image processing and structural interpretation. This is a full-time temporary appointment with an individually agreed monthly salary. Submit an online application by 20 October 2026, including degree evidence, CV, publications and a brief account of current research. The doctorate must be completed by the employment decision; a recent doctorate is advantageous.

ESCAIDE brings together infectious-disease epidemiology, public-health practice and research. Its programme connects outbreak investigation, surveillance, genomic evidence, modelling and One Health approaches with prevention and health-security decisions. Plenaries examine distributed global public-health leadership and cooperation, the scientific infrastructure behind EU health security, communicating risk when trust is contested, integrated respiratory-infection surveillance, and modelling for public-health decisions. Contributed sessions cover respiratory and food- and water-borne diseases, antimicrobial resistance, surveillance and quantitative methods. Named plenary participants include Shingai Machingaidze (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations / International Pandemic Preparedness Secretariat), Gianfranco Spiteri (ECDC), Helen Brown (Safinea, Ireland) and Magdalena Rosińska (National Public Health Institute, Poland). Their sessions consider evidence sharing and equity, capacity gaps, epidemic intelligence and analytical tools for coordinated responses. The conference runs 18–20 November 2026. Programme times are CET (Europe/Stockholm): the opening ceremony is 09:00 on 18 November; the first plenary is 09:30–10:30 and the EU health-security plenary 17:15–18:30 that day. The published programme is provisional and session details may change. Online participation is free, with unlimited general registration open through the conference days. Physical places are at capacity; on-site registration is limited to issued access codes or the waiting list. This listing offers online attendance through the official registration platform.

Support animal-virus diagnostics and vaccine research within the One Health Virology team at Wageningen Bioveterinary Research. Work includes developing and validating PCR, sequencing and immunological assays, characterising outbreak viruses and maintaining research data. Based in Lelystad for 32–36 hours weekly, initially on a one-year contract with possible renewal. Apply through the university website by 12 October inclusive.

Investigate molecular mechanisms of virus entry, replication and immune recognition in Leo Hanke’s laboratory at BioClinicum, Karolinska University Hospital. The work uses cryo-electron microscopy to study viral and host proteins, including nanobodies as structural probes. Duties span protein expression and purification, sample preparation, data collection, image processing and structural interpretation. This is a full-time temporary appointment with an individually agreed monthly salary. Submit an online application by 20 October 2026, including degree evidence, CV, publications and a brief account of current research. The doctorate must be completed by the employment decision; a recent doctorate is advantageous.

Tsion Firew examines lessons from Rwanda’s Marburg virus response, focusing on how emergency-care systems support rapid multidisciplinary coordination and frontline leadership. The talk considers remdesivir post-exposure prophylaxis, experimental vaccines, monoclonal antibodies and advanced intensive care as parts of the response, including protection of healthcare workers and reported reductions in case fatality. It connects clinical and operational experience with resilience, ethical leadership and the development of emergency systems prepared for future epidemics. Speaker: Dr. Tsion Firew, Chair of Emergency Medicine at Africa Health Sciences University, Rwanda, and Associate Professor at New York University. Organized by the Global Emergency Medicine Academy of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. Wednesday 30 September 2026, 14:00–15:00 America/Chicago (Central Daylight Time). Online via Zoom. Follow Register on the official event page to the GEMA Grand Rounds: September 2026 registration form. SAEM states that its webinars are free for members; non-member pricing is not specified on this event page.