Developing local capacity to study emerging viruses – Prof Ian Goodfellow

Ian Goodfellow is a Professor of Virology at the University of Cambridge.

We spoke to him at EIDA2Z about the importance of building local capacity in low- and middle-income countries, so that emerging viruses can be identified and studied at their source.

The Microbiology Society is a membership charity for scientists interested in microbes, their effects and their practical uses. It is one of the largest microbiology societies in Europe with a worldwide membership based in universities, industry, hospitals, research institutes and schools.

Our principal goal is to develop, expand and strengthen the networks available to our members so that they can generate new knowledge about microbes and ensure that it is shared with other communities. The impacts from this will drive us towards a world in which the science of microbiology provides maximum benefit to society.