The first edition of UNITEID's interdisciplinary «One Health» Summer School will be held from August 24 to 28, 2026 in Toulouse, on the theme of emerging vector-borne and zoonotic infectious diseases. Applications will be accepted until May 31.
Theme: Infections and insect vectors
Epidemiology, microbiology, ecology and public health
Case studies of past and current pandemics
Practical interdisciplinary workshops: monitoring tools, modelling, diagnostics
Teaching methods
Interactive lectures by researchers and experts
Practical case studies and simulations
Synthesis work by interdisciplinary groups
Feedback from tutored projects.
Guest speakers
Come and discuss a major public health challenge, in the heart of Occitania, with renowned scientists!
- Professor Xavier de Lamballerie, Director of the Emerging Viruses Unit, Aix-Marseille University, coordinator of the arbo-France network, member of the Comité de veille et d'anticipation des risques sanitaires (COVARS), arbovirus specialist (yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya, Zika, West Nile virus, Japanese encephalitis, tick-borne encephalitis).
- Raphaëlle Metras, Inserm researcher in the epidemiology of zoonotic infectious diseases, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, Paris
- Isabelle Estève-Moussion, regional referent for vector control, Agence Régionale de Santé Occitanie, Montpellier
- Muriel Vayssier-Taussat, Microbiologist, Director of the national Sustainable Livestock program, Director of Carnot France Futur Elevage, National Delegate for Animal Experimentation - INRAE, Paris
- Frédéric Simard, medical entomologist specializing in the study of mosquitoes that carry human pathogens, Director of Research at the Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), Montpellier.
- Professor Jean-Luc Guérin, Aviculture and Avian Pathology, École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse.
Practical information
Lectures will be given in English. Workshops will be held in French or English, depending on participants' language skills.
The Summer School will be held at the Cité Internationale in Toulouse.
Registration fees are paid by EUR UNITEID. Participants are responsible for their own transport to Toulouse and accommodation on site.
How to apply
The Summer School is open to Master's students in Science, engineering students and PhD students in France and abroad.
To apply, please send us your CV and a message outlining your reasons for applying. before May 31, 2026 to : uniteid.contact@utoulouse.fr