2026 TB Day
What is TB? From Pathogenesis to Public Health Action
Speakers:
- Dr. Joel Ernest, Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Experimental Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA. “ Tuberculosis as a transmissible disease of inflammation”
Presentation 
Dr. Joel Ernst Presentation TB Day 2026
- Dr Rein Houben, Professor of TB Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK. “(Re-)appreciating the complexity of TB “
Presentation Dr. Rein Houben TB Day presentation 2026
- Dr. Tcholakov Yassen, Assistant Professor, Department of Global and Public Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. “Challenges and opportunities for TB elimination in Northern Canada”
Presentation Dr Yassen presentation TB Day 2026
2026 Trainee awards:
Best Poster at Annual TB Research Day Award
- Anabel Selemon. First place. TB Research Day 2026
- Mina Sadeghi. Second place. TB Research Day 2026
- Lauren King. Third place. TB Research Day 2026
Best Publication in TB by a Trainee Awards
- Fajri Gafar. Margaret Becklake Award for Best Paper in Clinical / Health Outcomes Research, TB Research Day 2026
- Suvesh Shrestha. Jonathan Meakins Prize for Clinical/Health Outcomes, TB Research Day 2026
- Sarah Danchuk. Emil Skamene Prize for Best Paper in Biomedical Research, TB Research Day 2026
