BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Phoenix X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Phoenix BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1998@azbio.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20251120T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20251120T200000 DTSTAMP:20251029T222415Z URL:https://www.azbio.org/events/arntzen-grand-challenges-lecture-predicti ng-emerging-infectious-pathogens-from-animals SUMMARY:Arntzen Grand Challenges Lecture: Predicting emerging infectious pa thogens from animals - Walton Center for Planetary Health Auditorium - 20 Nov 25 18:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n \;\nArntzen Grand Challenges Lecture:\nPredicting emerging infectious pathogens from animals\nDate: Thursday\, November 20\, 2025\n\nTime: \; 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. (MST)\n\nLocation:\nWalton Center for Planetary Health Auditorium\n777 E University Dr Tempe AZ 85281\n\nCos t: Free\n\nRegister\n\nThe Arntzen Grand Challenges Lecture series is insp ired by Charles (Charlie) Arntzen\, founding director of the ASU Biodesign Institute. Every year\, the Arntzen lecture series hosts distinguished re searchers to discuss the latest developments in nature-based science\, res earch and solutions development.\n\nThis year we are excited to welcome Dr . Barbara Han\, a disease ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Stu dies\, as our featured speaker.\n\nHow can we prepare for infectious disea ses we've never encountered\, emerging in unexpected places and carried by animals we barely understand? In recent years\, scientists have begun add ressing this daunting challenge: predicting the “unknown unknowns” of disease emergence in human populations. These efforts are increasingly cri tical in a rapidly changing world\, where human activities are transformin g ecosystems\, increasing contact between people and wildlife and creating new opportunities for pathogens to spill over. \;\n\nIn this lecture\ , Dr. Barbara Han will examine how researchers are working to make sense o f this complexity by integrating ecology\, virology and artificial intelli gence. She will highlight recent efforts that combine machine learning wit h biological data to identify bat species that may carry dangerous viruses such as Ebola — and how these approaches can help pinpoint where and wh en future threats might emerge. While these methods do not yet offer perfe ct foresight\, they represent some of the most advanced tools available fo r guiding disease surveillance\, management and prevention. By working acr oss disciplines and viewing nature through new scientific lenses\, researc hers are beginning to shift the paradigm: from reacting to pandemics to an ticipating them.\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER\nEvent contact\nBiodesign Events\n&nb sp\;\nbiodesignevents@a.asu.edu\n\n CATEGORIES:AZ - Central LOCATION:Walton Center for Planetary Health Auditorium\, 777 E. University Dr.\, Tempe\, Arizona\, 85281\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=777 E. University Dr.\, Tem pe\, Arizona\, 85281\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Walton Cen ter for Planetary Health Auditorium:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241120T180000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR