Veterinary Public Health Institute

Team

Dr. Ioannis Magouras

Group leader

Department of Clinical Research und Public Health (DCR-VPH)

Phone
031 684 57 44
E-Mail
ioannis.magouras@unibe.ch
Office
Liebefeld, Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, LB_U153
Postal Address
Schwarzenburgstr. 155
3097 Liebefeld

Research

Projects:

  • Rats as potential reservoirs for zoonotic diseases and antimicrobial resistance in Hong Kong
  • Freshwater turtle and frog consumption in Hong Kong and its’ relevance for public health and species conservation
  • Socio-cultural drivers of fresh meat consumption from wet markets in Hong Kong
  • PREZODE (Preventing Zoonotic Disease Emergence)


Research interests:

  • Antimicrobial resistance at the environment-livestock-human interface
  • Drivers of antimicrobial usage and resistance in livestock production
  • Zoonotic diseases at the wildlife-livestock-human interface
  • Socio-cultural drivers of zoonotic disease emergence

CV

Employment:

2023-ongoing

Adjunct Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases and public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong. Hong Kong SAR China

2022-ongoing                               

Research Group leader in Disease Surveillance and Big data, Veterinary Public Health Institute (VPHI), Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Switzerland

2018-2022

Assistant Professor in Veterinary Public Health/Food Safety, Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health & The Centre for Applied One Health Research and Policy Advice (OHRP), Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University, Hong Kong SAR China

2011-2018

Post-Doc and Research Group leader (from 2013), Veterinary Public Health Institute (VPHI), Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Switzerland

2018-2011

Post-Doc in Medical Virology, Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Switzerland

Education:

2019-ongoing

Resident of the European College of Veterinary Public Health (ECVPH)

2003-2008

PhD in Veterinary Virology, Institute of Veterinary Virology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Switzerland

1996-2002

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary

Teaching

  • Supervising PhD students
  • General epidemiology & statistics (3rd year vet. students)
  • Outbreak investigation, risk analysis, zoonotic infections, surveillance (4th year vet. students)
  • Postgraduate epidemiology course
  • Introduction to food safety (City University of Hong Kong)
  • Introduction to zoonotic diseases (City University of Hong Kong)
  • MSc in public health and epidemiology (City University of Hong Kong)