Aedes mosquito and dengue virus. Credit: NIAID

Emerging infections: field experiences and developing a new clinical trial platform

Dr Tomas Jensen 

Event date
Tuesday 9 September 2025
Event time
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Event address
In-person & online. Kirby Institute, Seminar Room Level 6, Wallace Wurth Building, Kensington Campus, UNSW Sydney
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Dr Jensen will share insights from his experiences with epidemics caused by newly emerging pathogens, and outline his current work on a clinical trial platform focused on arboviruses, including dengue fever.

A light lunch will be served at 12:30pm to in-person attendees.

 

Speakers

Dr Tomas Jensen
 

Dr Tomas Jensen
Senior Research Associate, Therapeutic and Vaccine Research Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney; and Group Lead, Clinical Trials Unit, CHIP – Centre of Excellence for Health, Immunity and Infections, Rigshospitalet and University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Dr Jensen will share insights from his experiences with epidemics caused by newly emerging pathogens, and outline his current work on a clinical trial platform focused on arboviruses, including dengue fever.

 

Opinions expressed by individuals at this event are solely of those of the individual/s and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of the Kirby Institute or UNSW.

Cost
Free
Contact

Rata Joseph, +61 (2) 9385 0900 or events@kirby.unsw.edu.au

Focus areas
COVID-19 and emerging infections
Research strengths
Clinical trials and cohorts
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Header image credit

Credit: NIAID, CC BY 2.0.