When Ebola broke out in March 2014, Pardis Sabeti and her team got to work sequencing the virus's genome, learning how it mutated and spread. Sabeti immediately released her research online, so virus trackers and scientists from around the world could join in the urgent fight. In this talk, she shows how open cooperation was key to halting the virus ... and to attacking the next one to come along. "We had to work openly, we had to share and we had to work together," Sabeti says. "Let us not let the world be defined by the destruction wrought by one virus, but illuminated by billions of hearts and minds working in unity."

Pardis Sabeti: How we'll fight the next deadly virus

How we'll fight the next deadly virus

Computational geneticist, infectious disease researcher

Unlocking Ebola's genetic secrets in real-time, researchers demonstrated the power of open science in combating global threats.

Through global collaboration and transparent data sharing, scientists traced Ebola's spread, showcasing unity against viral foes.

Emphasizing unity and open collaboration, the fight against Ebola mirrors our collective strength against future pandemics.