Date: February 6, 2025
Location: ECSB Auditorium, Room 1202 (CAVE)

Daniel E. & Helen N. Sonenshine
Endowed Lectures in Infectious Diseases

The Unpredictable Path of H5N1 Influenza Viruses
Current biology of the avian influenza virus, its characteristics, and risk assessments.

Meet Our Speaker
Dr. Richard Webby, Ph.D.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Department of Host-Microbe Interactions
Director, World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Studies on the Ecology of Influenza in Animals and Birds

  • Expert in influenza and viral transmission.
  • Focus Areas: Influenza virus ecology, vaccination, pathogenicity, and determinants of host susceptibility.
  • Research Goal: Understanding how viruses jump from animals to humans to predict and prepare for potential pandemics.