485489-HS2025-0-MCID Colloquium: what is pandemic preparedness?





Root number 485489
Semester HS2025
Type of course Colloquium
Allocation to subject Interdisciplinary Studies - Faculty of Science
Type of exam Presentation
Title MCID Colloquium: what is pandemic preparedness?
Description The MCID Colloquium "What is pandemic preparedness?" will be an interactive series of 8 sessions seeking to answer this question from a multi-disciplinary perspective. Seven sessions will consist of a 45 minute seminar from a subject expert, to be followed by a 45 minute practical exercise (computer or discussion-based). The seven sessions will reflect the seven discipline clusters that interact together within the structure of the MCID, and will cover aspects such as:

Epidemiology: How does surveillance work in a pandemic and how do we analyse the effect of interventions?
Neglected Diseases: Are there neglected diseases that pose a pandemic threat?
Patient-Focused Research: What are the requirements and challenges for patient-oriented research in a pandemic?
Immunity: From Blueprint to Lifesaver: Navigating Vaccine Development in a Pandemic
Economics: Forces of supply and demand –Why do they continue to mess us up?
Microbiology: Can we predict which pathogens might cause a pandemic?
Society and Law: What ethical aspects need to be considered in pandemic policy making? How can scientific findings influence policy during a pandemic?

Minimum attendance requirement 85% (6 out of 7 colloquia). Minimum number of participants: 12-15
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Lecturers Dr. Judith Aveline BoumanInstitut für Sozial- und Präventivmedizin (ISPM) - Interfac. Platform Data & Comp. Science 
PD Dr. Caroline Dorothee BrallInstitute of Philosophy 
PD Dr. Ronald DijkmanInstitut für Infektionskrankheiten (IFIK) - Virology 
Obdulio Garcia NicolasInstitute of Virology and Immunology 
Dr. Eva Maria HodelInstitut für Sozial- und Präventivmedizin (ISPM) - Sexual & Reproductive Health 
Prof. Dr. Alexander Benedikt LeichtleExterne Kontoinhaber der Medizinischen Fakultät 
Dr. Gaëlle Audrey LentiniInstitute of Cell Biology 
Prof. Dr. Nicola LowInstitut für Sozial- und Präventivmedizin (ISPM) - Sexual & Reproductive Health 
Prof. Dr. Mona Omar Mahmoud MohsenUniversitätsklinik für Rheumatologie und Immunologie - Gruppe Bachmann Anna-Seiler-Haus 
Dr. Chantal Marie Marie-S. MorelKPM - Bereich sitem 
PD Dr. Caroline Lea SchlauferKPM Center for Public Management 
Prof. Dr. Martin BachmannClinic of Rheumatology and Immunology 
Prof. Dr. Artur SummerfieldDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) 
Dr.med. Aurélie Hortense Caroline Pahud de MortangesInstitute of Diagnostic, Interventional and Paediatric Radiology 
ECTS 2
Recognition as optional course possible Yes
Grading 1 to 6
 
Dates Wednesday 10:15-12:00 Weekly
Wednesday 10/12/2025 10:15-14:00
 
Rooms Seminarraum N213, Chemie, Biochemie und Pharmazie, DCBP
External rooms Vetsuisse, Länggassstrasse 120, Lecture Room Anatomie 116, 1st floor
 
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