Tracking Infectious Disease Outbreaks (Dr. Jennifer Gardy)
from Get Real Health with Dr. Chana Davis Hosted by Get Real Health
Dr. Jennifer Gardy is a genomic sleuth who uses DNA and RNA to track infectious disease outbreaks. In this conversation, she sheds light on the science of epidemiology - including the key factors that determine outbreak severity. Dr. Gardy is Deputy Director, Surveillance, Data, & Epidemiology at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. She is also a stellar science communicator, who has narrated popular TV shows and authored science books for kids including "It's Catching: The Infectious World of Germs and Microbes" and "It Takes Guts". Follower her on Twitter at a https://twitter.com/jennifergardy NOTE: This interview was recorded on March 1, 2020, before COVID-19 had taken off around the world. ------ HOSTED BY CHANA DAVIS, PHD Access more of Dr. Davis' work at fueledbyscience.com or on social @fueledbyscience (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter)
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