Opening of the conference: A virological evergreen with new beats: Influenza viruses in birds and mammals
Timm Harder is a veterinarian and virologist with a broad interest in influenza viruses. His research areas range from diagnostic optimization, molecular epidemiology and viral pathogenicity to applied control measures. His work focuses on influenza viruses in animals, particularly poultry, wild birds and pigs. He is head of the National Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza at the Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Insel Riems, Germany. The laboratory is an active member of international networks of the World Health Organization for Animal Health (WOAH, OFFLU) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for research, diagnosis and control of influenza in animals.
