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🌍🦠 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗔𝗿𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘂𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 We are proud to have Prof Lisa F.P. Ng, 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗔*𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝘀 (𝗔*𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥 𝗜𝗗𝗟) present at the 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘂𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 (𝗚𝗩𝗡) 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 held in Tampa, Florida (USA). Her talk, “𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗿𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀”, highlighted groundbreaking work that has shaped our understanding of emerging viral infections and arboviruses, including 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗸𝘂𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗻𝘆𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘂𝘀 (𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗞𝗩). 🔬 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗴'𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗱: ✨ 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀, providing deeper insight into how these viruses interact with host systems. 🧬 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁–𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻–𝘃𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, uncovering the complex biological networks that influence infection, immunity, and disease progression. 💡 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀, building on discoveries that have informed diagnostics and therapeutic development. 🚀 Importantly, these discoveries demonstrate strong 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀, with tangible impact toward the 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀. Research like this strengthens the global scientific community’s ability to 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀. #PandemicPreparedness #Arboviruses #Chikungunya #GlobalHealth #TranslationalResearch #InfectiousDiseases #ASTAR #GVN2026