This conference will provide a multidisciplinary forum to consider how public health can benefit from the recent advances in bioinformatics, microbiology, virology and genomics. The use of ‘second’- and ‘third’-generation sequencing technologies to understand microbial pathogenesis, virulence, diversity and host-pathogen interactions will be a particular focus of this meeting.
Target Audience
· Public health professionals including zoonotics, microbiology and virology researchers
· Public Health specialists, epidemiologists, informatics specialists
· Bioinformatics researchers, technologists and computer scientists
Scientific topics/sessions
· Improving our understanding of understanding of microbial pathogenesis and virulence, diversity and host-pathogen interactions
· The impact of new technologies on microbial diagnostics, typing and surveillance
· Addressing the bioinformatic challenges of using Next-Gen (and other) data
· Translating developments in microbial typing and diagnostics into improved infection management and control, and improved
surveillance and alert systems.
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