Prof. Luiz Carlos Alcantara (Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil) and Prof. Tulio de Oliveira (CERI, Stellenbosch University and Wellcome Sanger Institute), are the main organizers.
Workshop teachers include about 23 world-renowned researchers from top international universities and research institutions.
The preliminary list of teachers (to be confirmed) is as follows:

Name Affiliation
Anna Gatseva CERI, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Anne Mieke Vandamme KU Leuven, Institute for the Future, Rega Institute, Belgium
Carla Mavian University of Florida, Gainesville, USA & CERI, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Darren Martin University of Cape Town, South Africa
Derek Tshiabuila CERI, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Eduan Wilkinson CERI, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Graeme Dor CERI, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Heiko Schmidt University of Vienna, Austria
Houriiyah Tegally CERI, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Jenicca Poongavanan CERI, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Koen Deforche Emweb bv, Herent, Belgium
Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Brazil
Marta Giovanetti Fiocruz, Brazil / University of Rome, Rome Italy
Monika Moir CERI, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Moritz Kraemer University of Oxford, U.K.
Nikita Sitharam CERI, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Philippe Lemey University of Leuven, Belgium
Richard Lessells CERI, University Stellenbosch & KRISP, University of KwaZulu-Natal South Africa
Rob Gifford CERI, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Simon Dellicour Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Tomasz J. Sanko CERI, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Tulio de Oliveira CERI, Stellenbosch University & KRISP, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Vagner Fonseca Bahia State University, Brazil & Stellenbosch University, South Africa