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Manipulating the Human Microbiome for Precision Public Health: Prospects and Challenges
Spotlight on the Human Microbiome The human microbiome has a crucial role in driving public health science and initiatives towards more “precision”. In a recent viewpoint and podcast, Harkins, et al. discuss the potential and current applications for manipulating the human microbiome for disease prevention and management. The authors describe several examples of microbiome manipulation Read More >
Posted on byIn the Era of Public Health Emergencies, Interoperability Rules are a Beacon for More Precision in Public Health
In the current wake of COVID-19, it is evident that the public health ecosystem needs to modernize how we gather, make sense of, and disseminate data from multiple sources. The health threats we face today spread wider and change faster than the data flows our traditional approaches were designed to accommodate. Becoming more adept with Read More >
Posted on byA Public Health Genomics Pioneer
Remembering Toby Citrin Today, public health genomics is an established and respected field which is integrated into numerous public health programs. This was not the case in the year 2000. CDC had established the Office of Genomics and Precision Public Health two years prior (initially called the Office of Genetics and Disease Prevention), but few Read More >
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