Professor for Virology, Geneva Center for Emerging Viral Diseases at the University Hospitals of Geneva and University of Geneva. Study of medicine in Heidelberg, clinical work at the University Hospital Heidelberg, Research group leader Institute of Virology, University of Bonn Medical Centre, Research focus on emerging viruses and coronaviruses. Co-lead of WHO Collaborating CENTRE FOR Epidemic and Pandemic Diseases, several other expert panels on COVID-19 and pandemic viruses, expertise in pandemic prevention, diagnostics for emerging viruses, research at the One Health Interface