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[EID Virtual Seminar] - VIRAL METAGENOMICS AT THE HUMAN- ANIMAL INTERFACE
Abstract:
Virology has entered a discovery phase. Metagenomic sequencing provides key information on the composition of the virosphere, the fundamental patterns and mechanisms of virus evolution, and are able to identify disease agents on clinically actionable time-scales. Herein, I show how metagenomics provides new insights into key aspects of virus evolution, ecology and emergence, focusing on systems as diverse
as soil, fish, birds and bats. I will also show how metagenomics is leading to potentially transformative next-generation biosecurity and surveillance systems.
Date and Time
30 Jul 2021 @ 16:00 - 30 Jul 2021 @ 17:00
Speaker
Professor Edward C. Holmes Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, School of Life & Environmental Sciences and School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
BIOGRAPHY:
Eddie Holmes is an ARC Australian Laurate Fellow at the University of Sydney, which he joined in 2012. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of London (1986) and his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge (1990). He was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA) in 2015 and of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2017. In 2020 he won the New South Wales Premier’s Prize for Science and Engineering.
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