ASCID Evening Symposium on Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

Third ASCID Evening Symposium on Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

20 June 2017 – 18h30-22h00

The Antwerp Study Centre for Infectious Diseases (ASCID) presents its third evening symposium on 20 June, from 18h30-22h00.

ASCID is a unique collaboration between VAXINFECTIO (Vaccine- and Infectious Disease Institute) and EVECO (Evolutionary Ecology Group),
And formally recognized as a ‘Centre of Excellence’ by the University of Antwerp.
The mission of the Centre is basic and multidisciplinary research with a main research focus on infectious diseases.

Programme “Zoonotic Infectious Diseases”

18u30-19u00       Registration with sandwiches, coffee and tea

19u00-19u10       Welcome – Prof Zwi Berneman, University of Antwerp, Laboratory of Experimental Hematology

19u10-19u40      ‘Bush meat related infections’- Dr Anne Laudisoit, University of Antwerp, EVECO

19u40-20u10       ‘Crossing all borders: one health, zoonoses and interreg ’ – Prof Erlangga Yusuf, University of Antwerp, Laboratory of Medical Microbiology

20u10-20u40       ‘HIV transmission monkey-Human’- Dr Anne Buvé, the Institute for Tropical Medicine

20u40-21u10       ‘Hepatitis E’- Dr Thomas Van Wolleghem – University Hospital Antwerp, Gastro-enterology and Hepatology Department

21u10-22u00       Networking reception

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