Katharina Kopp is a veterinary doctor (doctorate in 1994), field epidemiologist (postgraduate diploma in 1996), and bioinformatician (BSc in 2011) with professional experience (> 25 years) in infectious diseases (virology, microbiology, parasitology, immunology, epidemiology, and “one health”). She is dedicated to contributing to cutting-edge research on zoonotic new and emerging diseases in field investigations as well as in emergency response and preparedness.

Katharina has conducted basic research on development, evaluation, and assessment of field-ready molecular diagnostic assays in high-containment laboratories.