Organizers: Andrea L. Graham, Bryan T. Grenfell, C. Jessica E. Metcalf

Most circulating viral infections of humans began as diseases of animals and established in humans via a pandemic. The ongoing SARS-CoV-2 outbreak is on this transition. Its dynamics have illustrated how little we know about how non-linear epidemiological dynamics, immunological and microevolutionary forces drive the emergence of novel pathogens and their long term fate. To address this problem, we bring together a highly interdisciplinary group of experts spanning the nascent field of viral phylodynamics, encompassing the theory and practice of virological, epidemiological, immunological and micro-evolutionary interactions.  

We will explore the emergence and transition to endemicity of a range of important current and potential threats, focusing in particular on the coronaviruses (including SARS-CoV-2), influenza, and HIV as case studies. Confronting theory and data on scales from protein to pandemic will be a vital set in elucidating these key interactions. 

The meeting will combine talks and breakout groups. 

The meeting is for in person attendance only. We will not be live streaming, nor recording.