Innovating food safety with next generation (sequencing) workshop

Mourão, J. (Guest lecturer)

Activity: Talks and presentations › Guest lectures, external teaching and course activities at other universities

Description

The benefits of Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) also known as Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), are transforming the ways for countries to manage food safety and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as well as outbreak prediction by combining the use of artificial intelligence (AI). Young scientists (next generation) will be the key drivers and conscious makers of this change, shaping the future of global food safety by integrating WGS technologies into their careers. This workshop aims to create a dedicated space to bring the young voice together to be integrated into the global discussion on the future of WGS for food safety.

Period	10 Jun 2025 → 12 Jun 2025
Held at	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy

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Over the course of three dynamic days at Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, a new kind of food safety conversation took shape. The FAO workshop “Innovating food safety with next generation (sequencing)” gathered 21 motivated participants from 13 countries, alongside world-class scientists and food safety experts, to explore how Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) can transform food safety and public health, particularly in combination of the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).