Tracking Infectious Disease Outbreaks (w/ Dr. Jennifer Gardy)

<p>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.</p> <p> 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</p> <p>NOTE: This interview was recorded on March 1, 2020, before COVID-19 had taken off around the world. </p> <p>------</p> <p>HOSTED BY CHANA DAVIS, PHD</p> <p>Access more of Dr. Davis' work at <a href='https://fueledbyscience.com/'>fueledbyscience.com</a> or on social @fueledbyscience (<a href='https://www.instagram.com/fueledbyscience/'>Instagram</a>, <a href='https://www.facebook.com/fueledbyscience/'>Facebook</a>, <a href='https://twitter.com/fueledbyscience'>Twitter</a>)</p>