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In 20-22 August 2024 our yearly one health international symposium took place at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) in Halle(Saale), Germany.
Dr. Barbara Seliger and Dr. Ludger Wessjohann, GLACIER co-PIs and responsible for the organization of this year’s symposium, inaugurated the event, followed by opening words by Prof. Heike Kielstein, Dean of the MLU Medical Faculty, Dr. Peter Hinrichs, from the Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Energy, State of Saxony-Anhalt, Prof. Dr. Axel Brakhage from Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute, vice president German Research Foundation, and at last but not least by H.E. Juana Martinez Gonzalez, Cuban Ambassador to Germany and H.E. Yadir Salazar Mejía, Colombian Ambassador to Germany.
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Among our participants, we had speakers from Europe, Israel, the USA and Latin America, as well as members from the World Health Organization (WHO). In seven different thematic sessions, experts from the fields of medicine, biology, chemistry and pharmacy, as well as stakeholders from the healthcare system and social sciences, presented their analyses on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, developments in the field of infectious disease and epidemic treatment, communication strategies and obstacles between society, academia and policymakers.
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The range of topics includes not only the development of new drugs and vaccines, but also the social impact of epidemics on society. For the first time, we had a session on science communication in pandemic scenarios at this conference.
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The event was quite successful, with enlightening presentations from experts in virology, vaccine development, disease history and ecology, immunology, transdisciplinary research on vulnerability to disease outbreaks and epidemics, and many more.
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For more information on this year’s symposium speakers, program and live recordings please visit our 2024 symposium website.