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How the “Omics”- Revolution Will Change Medicine

January 21, 2019 by Mia Tellmann Leave a Comment

Virus cells and DNA strand. Picture by Shutterstock/ Kjpargeter

I recently spoke with Dr. Suneil Malik about genomics and outbreak preparedness.

This is the second part of our conversation, in which we were discussing the benefits and potential downsides of the so-called “omics”-revolution, which consists of new technologies such as transcriptomics and proteomics that are changing the field of medicine.

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Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: Canada, genomics, omics revolution, pathogen, personalized medicine, proteomics, public health, rapid tests, sequencing, transcriptomics

A Canadian Perspective on Genomics and Outbreak Preparedness

January 15, 2019 by Mia Tellmann Leave a Comment

Suneil Malik, PhD. Photo courtesy of McGill University, Canada

I recently spoke with Dr. Suneil Malik about genomics and outbreak preparedness.

Dr. Malik is a Manager and Team Leader for Toxicology at Health Canada, a government agency directed by the Canadian Minister of Health. He is based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: biodefense, biological threats, Canada, emergency preparedness, genetics, genomics, public health, public safety

A Conversation About Pandemic Preparedness – Part 1

November 2, 2018 by Mia Tellmann 1 Comment

Professor Benjamin J. Cowling. Photo courtesy of The University of Hong Kong

I recently spoke with Professor Benjamin J. Cowling about influenza pandemic prevention and preparedness.

Our conversation will be posted in two parts. The first part below is about pandemic preparedness and genomics. The second part (to be posted next week) will examine national and global responses.

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Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: genomics, Hong Kong, influenza, outbreak prevention, pandemics, preparedness, public health, transmission control measures, WHO

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