アブストラクト
| Date | 14:00-15:40 Jan 21, 2025 |
| Speaker | Junna Kawasaki Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University Japan |
| Title | Bioinformatics approaches to assessing the risks of zoonotic viruses |
| Abstract |
Many infectious diseases have emerged from viruses transmitted from animals to humans. To prepare for future pandemics, a One Health approach addressing infection control in not only humans but also animals is essential; however, large-scale virus surveillance is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Thus, we utilized high-throughput sequence data from public databases to investigate the diverse RNA viruses hidden in mammals and birds. To further support the viral phenotype characterization, we developed a machine-learning model to predict the human-infecting risk based solely on viral genetic information. In this seminar, I will share these research findings and discuss perspectives on the surveillance and control of animal-derived viral infections.
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