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