VEME2023 – Teachers

Prof. Tulio de Oliveira (CERI, Stellenbosch University), Prof. Anne-Mieke Vandamme (University of Leuven, Belgium) and Prof. Luiz Carlos Alcantara (Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil) are the main organizers.
Workshop teachers include about 42 world-renowned researchers from top international universities and research institutions.
The preliminary list of teachers (to be confirmed) is as follows:

 

Abhinav Sharma University Stellenbosch, South África Alexander G Lucaci Temple University, USA Ana Isabel Bento Rockefeller Foundation & Indiana University, USA Anne Mieke Vandamme KU Leuven, Institute for the Future, Rega Institute, Belgium Carla Mavian University of Florida, Gainesville, USA Chris Tomkins-Tinch Broad Institute, USA Daniel Park Broad Institute, USA Darren Martin University of Cape Town, South África Eduan Wilkinson CERI, University Stellenbosch, South África Edward Holmes University of Sydney, Australia Elena Mihailescu KU Leuven, Institute for the Future, Rega Institute, Belgium Francesco Pinotti Temple University, USA Gabriela Cybis Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Guy Baele KU Leuven, Laboratory for Clinical and Epidemiological Virology, Rega Institute, Belgium Heiko Andreas Schmidt University of Vienna, Austria Houriiyah Tegally KRISP at UKZN and CERI at Stellenbosch Jairo Mendez Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) / World Health Organization (WHO) James Emmanuel San KRISP, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South África Jan-Peter Sandler KU Leuven, Institute for the Future, Rega Institute, Belgium Jennifer Chang USDA, U.S. Department of Agriculture, USA Joicymara Xavier Institute of Agricultural Science, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri José Lorenço University of Oxford, UK Koen Deforche Emweb bv, Herent, Belgium Leanne Whitmore University of Washington, USA Leonard Peruski Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Letícia Franco Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) / World Health Organization (WHO) Luciane Amorim Santos Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Brazil Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Brazil Marc Suchard David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA Marie Stockman KU Leuven, Institute for the Future, Rega Institute, Belgium Marije Hofstra CERI, University Stellenbosch, South Africa Marion Koopman Erasmus Medical Centre, The Netherlands Marta Giovanetti Fiocruz, Brazil / University of Rome, Rome Italy Monika Moir CERI, University Stellenbosch, South África Nidia Trovão National Institutes of Health, USA Peter Rabinowitz University of Washington, USA Philippe Lemey KU Leuven, Laboratory for Clinical and Epidemiological Virology, Rega Institute, Belgium Richard Lessells CERI, University Stellenbosch & KRISP, University of KwaZulu-Natal South África Richard Scheuermann J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), Rockville, USA Samuel Leandro Hong KU Leuven, Institute for the Future, Rega Institute, Belgium Taylor Paisie University of Florida, USA TinhTam Nguyen KU Leuven, Institute for the Future, Rega Institute, Belgium Tulio de Oliveira CERI, University Stellenbosch & KRISP, University of KwaZulu-Natal South África Vagner Fonseca Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) / World Health Organization (WHO) Verity Hill Yale University, USA Zach Wallace  J. Craig Venter Institute, USA