YSPH EMD Seminar: "Impact of arbovirus evolution on public health"

Recent advances in genomic surveillance have facilitated the detection and characterization of (re-)emerging arthropod-borne (arbo)viruses. In this talk, I will discuss examples of how genomic surveillance coupled with experimental assays in the laboratory can be utilized 1) to reconstruct the patterns of Powassan virus emergence and spread, 2) to study the role of evolution during the Zika virus epidemic, and 3) to determine the impact of genetic diversity on Wolbachia-based control of dengue virus.