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The Avian Influenza Epidemiology Group participated in the annual SVEPM conference in Berlin, Germany.

Yangfan Liu presented her work on “Quantifying the risk of high pathogenicity avian influenza virus spillover from wild birds to poultry farms in the Danish context”. Sandra Carapeto gave a poster pitch on “A Simulation…

Soerensen A et al. PLoS Pathog 21: e1012428, 2025

Team EPITOPE paper published

Visit from the University of Georgia and SSI

On March 3 to 7, Professor Justin Bahl and PhD student Sachin Subedi from the University of Georgia visited the avian influenza epidemiology group at UCPH together with Lasse Engbo Christiansen and Kaare Græsbøll from…

Hatching new insights: Yangfan Liu’s avian influenza modelling study published

We are proud to share that Yangfan Liu’s study, "The role of wild birds in transmitting highly pathogenic avian influenza in Denmark: An exploration using a spatiotemporal model" has been published in the journal…

Kasper Haldrup Björnsson

Ph.D., Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

ISVEE17 pre-conference course

From November 5th to 8th, Matthew Denwood and Carsten Kirkeby hosted an ISVEE17 pre-conference course in collaboration with Michael Ward from the University of Sydney.

The avian influenza epidemiology group at the ISVEE17 conference in Sydney

On 11 to 15 November 2024, Helene Ane Jensen, Yangfan Liu, Lene Jung Kjær and Carsten Kirkeby attended the 17th International Symposium on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, ISVEE17, in Sydney, Australia.

Congratulations to Dr. Liu

On 24 October 2024, Yangfan Liu defended her thesis entitled “Spatiotemporal Modelling and Risk Evaluation of Avian Influenza Spreading in a Multi-host System in Denmark”.

Avian Influenza Epidemiology group at UCPH hosted an online seminar, “Nordfugl 2024”

On 4 October 2024, the Avian Influenza Epidemiology group at UCPH hosted an online seminar, “Nordfugl 2024”, with the aim of exchanging information on research and surveillance of avian influenza between the Nordic…

New research group brings structural biology knowledge to BRIC

Eva Kummer is the new group leader at BRIC. She moves her lab, knowledge and technology from Center for Protein Research, CPR.

Walker MR et al. Commun Biol 7: 1239, 2024

Team EPITOPE/ DISCOVERY/ OF-CANCER paper published

EFSA AHAW Network meeting

On 23-24 September 2024, Carsten Kirkeby participated in a meeting in Parma as new member of EFSA’s animal health network.

Annual PAIR project meeting in Padova

On 18 and 19 September, Anette Boklund, Yangfan Liu, Anders Bjerrum, Mogens Madsen, Carsten Kirkeby and Anders Bjerrum from the University of Copenhagen participated in the annual PAIR project meeting in Padova, Italy.…

Enabling a vaccine against chronic liver disease

Worldwide, some 58 million people suffer from the liver disease chronic hepatitis C, which leads to about 290,000 deaths annually. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have mapped the structure of the key protein…

UCPH researchers solve mystery of deadly virus

New study from the University of Copenhagen is the first to map the protein complex that enables the virus to infect our cells, potentially paving the way for an effective vaccine.

Enigma2 project kickoff

We’re excited to announce the launch of the ENGIMA2 project!

NIVI welcomes Head of the Project Management Office

NIVI welcomes Head of the Project Management Office

PhD-student wins poster price at the SVEPM 2024 Conference

At the annual European conference in Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, SVEPM, PhD-student Helene Ane Jensen won the poster price.

Avian Influenza Group participated in the SVEPM 2024 Conference

The avian influenza epidemiology research influenza group participated in the annual SVEPM conference in 2024 with 5 contributions. Yangfan Liu showcased her work on a mathematical model for the spread of avian influenz…

Coronavirus uses unexpected part of the body to spread

Researchers have found an unexpected connection between coronavirus and Fragile X Syndrome, which is the most common hereditary cause of intellectual disability.

New article about avian influenza out on videnskab.dk

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and Statens Serum Institut (SSI) publish an article explaining how we can predict outbreaks of avian influenza in Denmark. Model results show that we can benefit from…

Succesful kickoff-meeting held with 20 partners from 10 countries

Link to Horizon Europe Fact Sheet about the PAIR Project On January 22-23, 2024, the Kickoff meeting for the PAIR project was held at the Technical University of Denmark. The two-day meeting included lively discussion…

Integrating Point-of-Care Diagnostics and Epidemiological Modeling

The object of a new EU-funded project named PAIR uniting 7 countries.

New website launched: www.enigmahpai.org

Avian influenza poses significant challenges to animal welfare, food security, and public health, affecting both wild birds and poultry flocks.