On 29 April, PDN hosted its first public webinar for a wide audience of pathogen data practitioners. It offered a global perspective on the project’s aims and latest advances, including a demo of the central Pathogen Portal, and the perspective from one of the community-led Node in Sweden, to an audience of hundred of participants from around the globe. The recording is now available, including a lively Q&A session, reflecting the engagement of the audience and timeliness of the initiative.
What you will discover
The Pathogen Data Network (PDN), a global initiative to make pathogen data sharing more efficient and fairer worldwide, to rapidly inform public health authorities, help find treatments to save lives and reduce social economic costs associated with global outbreaks.
This first webinar of the initiative features:
- An overview of the project and its innovative work
- A demo of the central portal of pathogen-related data and tools
- How you can engage and benefit from PDN
Who is it for
Anyone whose work involves pathogen data, including researchers, data providers, data managers and curators, epidemiologists, database developers, policymakers, and public health officials.
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| 00:00 | Welcoming remarks and general overview | PDN Director Aitana Neves (SIB) |
| 12:15 | Dive into the Pathogens Portal and discover some development perspectives | PDN co-PI Henning Hermjakob (EMBL-EBI) |
| 24:25 | The ecosystem of Pathogens Portal Nodes: perspectives from a Node | PDN co-PI Johan Rung (SciLifeLab/University of Uppsala) |
| 36:26 | Audience questions | |
| 54:57 | Perspectives, next steps and upcoming events | PDN Deputy Director Guy Cochrane (EMBL-EBI) |