If you are interested in reading about what the days of a wildlife disease ecologist are like or how our boss, Fabian Leendertz, ended up running around rainforests sampling carcasses or in 2:30AM zoom calls with Chinese colleagues seeking to understand the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, we enthusiastically recommend you check out the latest piece in Science by Kai Kupferschmidt.

The article does a fantastic job pulling together the different research avenues that Fabian has tackled throughout his career, showcasing key discoveries and the frameshifts he has helped bring about in the field, as well as explaining his recent nomination to the World Health Organization's 10-person team examining how the COVID-19 pandemic emerged.

Another well-deserved honor for a pioneer in the field: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/01/wildlife-vet-tracks-deadly-microbes-african-jungle-now-he-s-trail-covid-19.