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Clinical parasitology
Clinical parasitology studies how parasites cause human disease. A full understanding of clinical parasitology includes the classification and lifecycle of the parasite, the method of transmission from parasite to human, the symptoms of the disease, and the treatments used in the clinical setting.
SEP 11, 2019 | 12:00 PM
immunocompromised populations where the virus can cause systemic and even fatal infections. Indeed, we have shown that astrovirus infections are more prevalent than norovirus in our pediatric...
SEP 11, 2019 | 9:00 AM
Traditional pathogen detection methods rely on the identification of pathogens known to be associated with a particular syndrome. In many cases, it involves complex methodology, lengthy proce...
SEP 11, 2019 | 7:30 AM
Jonathan is a co-founder and the CEO of FitBiomics, a biotechnology startup that is sequencing the microbiome of elite athletes to identify and isolate next-generation probiotics for applicat...
SEP 11, 2019 | 6:00 AM
MVRSION is a bench and informatic system which employs simultaneous weighted analysis eight of nine 16S hyper variable regions. We use Fluidigm Juno to amplify and index the these regions in...
SEP 05, 2019 | 7:00 AM
DATE: September 5, 2019TIME: 7:00am PT, 10:00am ET, 4:00pm CEST PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) has gone through a massive evolution since its development in 1983. Besides it...
JUL 25, 2019 | 9:00 AM
DATE: July 25, 2019TIME: 9:00am PT, 12:00pm ET Vaginitis / vaginosis (V/V) is defined as a spectrum of conditions that cause vaginal and sometimes vulvar symptoms, such as itch...
JUN 05, 2019 | 5:00 PM
DATE: June 5, 2019TIME: 8:00am PDT, 11:00am EDT, 5:00pm CEST Eukaryotic cell cultures respond to the most subtle influence. Apart from the risk of contamination, minimal chan...
MAY 16, 2019 | 4:00 PM
DATE: May 16, 2019TIME: 7:00am PDT, 10:00am EDT, 4:00pm CEST The emergence of NGS is revolutionizing the microbiological sciences and transforming medicine. Deep sequencing has...
SEP 12, 2018 | 9:00 AM
Whooping cough caused by Bordetella infection has resurged in recent years. Dr. Karissa Culbreath will discuss the clinical presentation of Bordetella infection and its public health im...
NOV 12, 2015 | 12:00 PM
Diagnostic error impacts millions of US adults and children every year1,2. Failure to order an appropriate diagnostic test and incorrect interpretation of diagnostic test results are co...
SEP 02, 2015 | 3:00 PM
Respiratory viral infections remain a leading cause of medical visits and can contribute significantly to morbidity and mortality. Influenza, together with pneumonia, is the leading infectio...
