Disease Detective - Anne Schuchat - Principal Deputy Director of CDC
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English - July 14, 2018 00:08 - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsNatural Sciences Science Education viruses bacteria fungi microbes microbeworld microbiology mycology science virology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
CDC Principal Deputy Director Anne Schuchat has extensive experience in global health and science advocacy. Jennifer Gardy interviews Schuchat about emerging disease threats and what advice for early-career scientists Schuchat can offer.
Schuchat talks about translating disease detective work into policies that decrease infection rates, citing the successes in decreasing group B Streptococcus infections, developing group A meningococcal vaccines, and halting the recent West African Ebola outbreak. Schuchat talks about her road from an Emerging Infectious Disease fellow to her role in preparing for emerging disease as Deputy Director, and her vision for a future of interdisciplinary collaboration for the greater benefit of global public health.
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