One Health approach to preventing bat viral spillover in Africa
As part of our LMP Seminar Series, we are delighted to welcome our speaker:
Wanda Markotter
Interim Director, Future Africa
Director, Centre for Viral Zoonoses
University of Pretoria, South Africa
Talk title: "One Health approach to preventing bat viral spillover in Africa"
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How to join
The event will be in person, no need to register. Students and trainees must attend in person.
For faculty members who need to attend remotely, please register to receive the zoom link. Registration must be received by noon on Tuesday.
If you have any questions, please contact lmp.chairadmin@utoronto.ca for more details.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
11 am - 12 pm
MSB 2170
Medical Sciences Building
University of Toronto
1 King’s College Circle
Toronto, ON M5S 1A8
Details are sent to the LMP community in the Friday events bulletin.
Speaker bio: Wanda Markotter
Professor Wanda Markotter is the Interim Director and Research Chair: People, Health, and Places (One Health) at Future Africa, University of Pretoria, South Africa. She also serves as Director of the Centre for Viral Zoonoses (UP-CVZ) in the Faculty of Health Sciences and holds the DSTI-NRF South African Research Chair in Infectious Diseases of Animals (Zoonoses). Her inter and transdisciplinary research focuses on bat pathogens and predicting and preventing spillover risks. Prof Markotter is Co-Chair of the One Health High-Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP), advising the WHO, WOAH, FAO, and UNEP. Prof Markotter is actively involved in several One Health initiatives with a pan-African focus, contributing to the development of integrated health strategies at the interface of human, animal, and environmental health.
