July 08,2017

The open seminar was held on July 8, 2017 at Hotel Mystays Sapporo Aspen.  The top researchers world-renowned in the field of infectious diseases research gave a seminar on strategy for the control of zoonoses and also background, purpose and achievement of the GI-CoRE project in English.  In order to deepen the audience’s understanding as the seminar’s target was the general public, slides were shown in Japanese and English.  The audience seemed to find the seminar inspiring and it was followed by an active question and answer session.  The seminar was attended by 92 participants and was a great success.

The Open Seminar: Strategy for the Control of Zoonoses

Organized by Global Station for Zoonosis Control, GI-CoRE, Hokkaido University

Date: Saturday July 8, 2017

Venue: Hotel Mystays Sapporo Aspen (Kita 8, Nishi 4, Kita-ku, Sapporo)

Language: English

Programme:

14:00  Opening remarks by Professor Hiroshi Kida, Head of the Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University

 14:10  Presentation

1. Preparedness for Pandemics Influenza
   Prof. Lorena E. Brown, the University of Melbourne
2. GI-CoRE: International Contributions to Our Appreciation of New and Emerging Virus Infections
   Prof. William W. Hall, University College Dublin
3. Latest Trends in Tracking Pathogens by Genomics
   Prof. Arnab Pain, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

15:50  Closing remarks by Professor Hiroshi Kida, Head of the Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University

For details, please contact:

GI-CoRE Global Station for Zoonosis Control

TEL: +81-11-706-9555
Mail: gsz@oia.hokudai.ac.jp