The History of Epidemics
Are There Lessons for the Future?

Organized by

Sebastian Bonhoeffer
Director

Andreas Eilersen
ETH Zurich

Roger Kouyos
USZ & UZH

Tanja Stadler
ETH Zurich

Verena J. Schünemann
University of Basel

Details

Venue and accessibility info: Audi max and Building CHN, ETH Zurich.

Participation is free but application is required due to limited capacity. Apply for short talks or poster presentations here.

Find the full program and all speakers' bios on the website of the Latsis Symposium.

The 2026 Latsis symposium focuses on epidemics of the past, present, and future. Specifically, it will address the question of how we may use the treasure trove of data and knowledge gained from experience with past epidemics to understand and better handle present and future ones. 

The symposium consists of four sessions, covering the main topics of its interdisciplinary headline: 1) Population dynamics of past outbreaks, 2) Phylogenetics, phylodynamics, and ancient DNA, 3) Disease history, and 4) a synthesis session with a panel discussion among the main contributors.

Made possible with the support of

Fondation Latsis
International