The University of Georgia visits Copenhagen to strengthen collaborations for PANRISK
Justin Bahl and Sachin Subedi from the University of Georgia have recently visited the University of Copenhagen to discuss disease modeling and data use. Participants from multiple institutions joined both in-person and online.
A fruitful meeting was held at the University of Copenhagen this month where different partners gathered to discuss the main upcoming developments of PANRISK – the accurate and reliable platform for epidemiologic prediction and prevention that will be created by the PAIR project.
Firstly, representatives from the University of Copenhagen, of Georgia, and Novodan discussed the data flow and the submodels that will feed into the PANRISK model. At a later stage, another two project partners – the University of Bologna, SSI and IZSVe – also joined to address data quality and pipelines.
Presentations covered planned modeling work, including animal spillovers, and human transmission models, with a focus on utilizing publicly available data. Discussions addressed data input sources such as wild birds, poultry density, farm structures, and human movement, as well as legal aspects like GDPR compliance.
In addition, participants explored data availability from public sources like EUROSTAT and FAO, ensuring compliance with ethical and regulatory requirements.
Visits of this kind strengthen international collaboration, with follow-up sessions planned to refine models and address remaining data challenges. Also, this occasion provided valuable exchanges, fostering ongoing research partnerships and helping the project’s greater impact.
Cover picture taken under Peter Christian Abildgaard’s statue, founder of the veterinary school at the University of Copenhagen in 1773.
