Understanding the Introduction of Pathogens into Humans: Preventing Patient Zero: Proceedings of a Workshop (2026)

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Appendix

Workshop Agenda

UNDERSTANDING THE INTRODUCTION OF PATHOGENS IN HUMANS - PREVENTING PATIENT ZERO: A WORKSHOP

January 15–16, 2025
Day 1: 9:00 am–5:30 pm ET
Day 2: 9:00 am–12:45 pm ET
Virtual webcast or in person at the NAS
Building | Washington, DC | NAS 120

DAY 1

9:00–9:15 am Welcome remarks, workshop overview, and goals
  • Daniel Bausch, National University of Singapore
    Cochair, Workshop Planning Committee, in person
  • Sumiko Mekaru, Epivoyant, LLC
    Cochair, Workshop Planning Committee, in person
9:15–11:00 am Session 1: Pathogen introduction into humans

Moderator: Cristina Cassetti, National Institutes of Health, in person
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Pathogen exposures from wildlife
  • Raina Plowright, Cornell University, in person
Pathogen exposures from farming and agriculture
  • Charles Bebay, Food and Agriculture Organization, virtual
Pathogen exposure in laboratory settings
  • Luis Ochoa Carrera, Global Health Security Fund; PandemicTech, virtual
Intentional release and biosecurity
  • Paul Friedrichs, Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy, in person
Q&A
11:00–11:15 am BREAK
11:15 am–12:45 pm Session 2: Pathogen amplification and dissemination

Moderator: Keith Klugman, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in person
Systems-level effects on pathogen dynamics and spillover: Case studies from the hemorrhagic fever viruses
  • Vincent Munster, National Institutes of Health, in person
Amplification in secondary hosts
  • Richard Webby, World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Studies on the Ecology of Influenza in Animals and Birds, in person
Amplification in health care settings
  • Mary Choi, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in person
Overcoming blind spots in pathogen detection
  • Erik Karlsson, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, in person
Q&A
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12:45–1:45 pm LUNCH
1:45–3:30 pm Session 3: Forecasting, surveillance and early warning – panel discussion

Moderator: Sumiko Mekaru, Epivoyant LLC, in person

Cochair, Workshop Planning Committee
Panelists:
  • Barbara Han, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, in person
  • Lauren Charles, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, virtual
  • Marc Lipsitch, Harvard University, in person
  • Aparupa Sengupta, NTI, virtual
Q&A
3:30–3:45 pm BREAK
3:45–5:30 pm Session 4: Interventions for prevention and mitigation
Moderator: Andrew Clements, US Agency for International Development, in person
Societal framing for behavioral interventions
  • Emily Gurley, Johns Hopkins University, in person
Diagnostics for early warning
  • Emmanuel Agogo, FIND, in person
Nature-based solutions
  • Jamie Reaser, Smithsonian Institution, virtual
Mitigation of risks in agricultural settings
  • David Swayne, Birdflu Veterinarian LLC, in person
Laboratory biosafety and biosecurity
  • Gigi Gronvall, Johns Hopkins University, in person
Q&A
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5:30–5:45 pm Synthesis and Adjourn
  • Sumiko Mekaru, Epivoyant, LLC, in person
    Cochair, Workshop Planning Committee

END OF DAY 1

DAY 2

9:00–9:15 am Welcome remarks, review of day 1
  • Daniel Bausch, National University of Singapore, in person
    Cochair, Workshop Planning Committee
  • Sumiko Mekaru, Epivoyant, LLC, in person
    Cochair, Workshop Planning Committee
9:15–10:45 am Session 5: Legal, ethical, and policy considerations – panel discussion

Moderator: Carla Saenz, Pan American Health Organization, in person
Panelists:
  • Alex Phelan, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, virtual
  • Jennifer Nuzzo, Brown University Pandemic Center, virtual
  • Fifa Rahman, Matahari Global Solutions, in person
  • Colin McIff, US Department of Health and Human Services, in person
Q&A
10:45–11:00 am BREAK
11:00 am–12:30 pm Session 6: Next steps in disease mitigation

Moderator: Daniel Bausch, National University of Singapore, in person

Cochair, Workshop Planning Committee
Panelists:
  • Sumiko Mekaru, Epivoyant, LLC, in person
  • Jonathan Sleeman, US Geological Survey, in person
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  • Matiangai Sirleaf, University of Maryland, virtual
  • Kevin Anderson, Department of Homeland Security (retired), in person
Q&A
12:30–12:45 pm Synthesis and Close
  • Daniel Bausch, National University of Singapore, in person
    Cochair, Workshop Planning Committee

END OF WORKSHOP

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