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The PHA4GE Artificial Intelligence (AI) Working Group brings together experts across genomics, bioinformatics, public health, data science, and ethics to support the responsible, transparent, and sustainable use of AI in pathogen genomics and surveillance. We focus on helping public health institutions understand where AI can add value, how to use it safely, and how to ensure equitable access across diverse settings.
This Working Group provides a collaborative space to explore and guide the practical use of AI in public health genomics.
Key focus areas include:
AI applications for pathogen genomics, surveillance, and outbreak response
Data readiness and workflow integration for AI-enabled analyses
Model transparency, validation, and bias mitigation
Ethical and equitable AI governance
Sustainable and responsible innovation
Cross-sector and interdisciplinary collaboration
Key activities and deliverables include:
AI readiness and resource mapping to understand tools, data, infrastructure, and skills across institutions
Good-practice notes and checklists for transparent, reproducible, and bias-aware AI workflows
An equity and ethics-by-design framework with practical starter principles and policy templates
Capacity-strengthening resources, including curated materials and shared learning opportunities
If you are exploring AI for public health genomics—or thinking critically about its risks and governance—this Working Group offers a space to collaborate, learn, and shape best practices.
By joining, you can:
Help define how AI is responsibly applied in public health genomics
Contribute real-world use cases and lessons learned
Collaborate across disciplines, including ethics and data governance
Support equitable and sustainable AI adoption across resource-diverse settings
Help align AI efforts with global standards and public health priorities
Inception: August 2025
# of Members: 50+
Theiagen Genomics
Africa Bioethics Network
Ashoka University
Contact: [email protected]
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Nabil-Fareed Alikhan | University of Oxford | United Kingdom
Sandra Babirye | Makerere University | Uganda
Abdulqodir Bakare | University of Ibadan | Nigeria
Alemnesh Hailemariam Bedasso | Ethiopia Public Health Institute | Ethiopia
Michael Bridger | PHA4GE | South Africa
Keaghan Brown | PHA4GE | South Africa
Matthew Byott | University College London Hospital | United Kingdom
Aparna Chaudhary | Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence | India
Leonid Chindelevitch | Imperial College London | United Kingdom
Lachlan Coin | Doherty institute, University of Melbourne | Australia
Carlus Deneke | German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment | Germany
Janis Doss | DC Public Health Laboratory | United States
Faisal Fadlelmola | Kush Centre for Genomics and Biomedical Informatics, Biotechnology Perspectives Organization | Sudan
Anthony Fries | United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine | United States
Hassan Ghazal | National center for Scientific and Technical Research | Morocco
Stéphane Ghozzi | World Health Organization – International Pathogen | Germany
Ping HU | P&G | United States
Dr Gladys Ibrahim | Consortium of Genomics Students and Young Researchers in Africa | Nigeria
Manuel Jara | Tennessee Tech University | United States
Sandeep Joseph | CDC | United States
Graça Kandanda | Namibia University Of Science And Technology | Namibia
Boi Kone | | Mali
Moritz Kraemer | University of Oxford | United Kingdom
Niamh Lacy-Roberts | The Technical University of Denmark | Denmark
Karin Lagesen | Norwegian Veterinary Institute | Norway
Nozipho Magagula | SASBi-SC | South Africa
Ayub Magombe | Makerere University | Uganda
Richard Myers | UKHSA | United Kingdom
Nobubelo Ngandu | South African Research Council | South Africa
Serigne Fallou Mbacké Ngom | Institut Pasteur Dakar | Senegal
Fredrick Nindo | NJ DoH | United States
Oluwadamilola Osasona | Wake Forest University School of Medicine | United States
Armen Ovsepian | Institut Pasteur | France
Rabelani Ramahala | Rhodes University | South Africa
Amogelang Raphenya | McMaster University | Canada
JC Schefferlie | Stellenbosch University | South Africa
Torsten Seemann | The University of Melbourne | Australia
Sam Sims | Government Agency | United Kingdom
David Spiro | NIH | United States
Natasia Thornval | DTU FOOD | Denmark
Gemechu Tiruneh | Wollega University | Ethiopia
Mateusz Wlodarski | Michael G. Degroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University | Canada
Siraji Zegeli | National Public Health Laboratory |
The new PHA4GE AI Working Group is exploring AI applications in public health genomics, from data standardization and privacy to real-world outbreak response.