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02 January, 2019
Image: Professor Glda Tachedjian
Fecal transplants, bacterial vaginosis, sexually transmitted infections, and the adverse impact of dysbiotic gut microbiota on human health are not topics one might typically ruminate over lunch with friends.
But the human microbiome in all its glory was the subject of a highly entertaining, informative and accessible public presentation from Burnet Institute Head of Life Sciences, Professor Gilda Tachedjian to Burnet donors – over lunch – late in 2018.
Professor Tachedjian took the audience on a fascinating 30-minute journey deep into …
Along the way, Professor Tachedjian explained …
“One of the things that keeps me up at night is how we can increase the impact of our work and access to vulnerable communities, and one of the areas we need to be developing is genomics, this idea about understanding the genetic basis of disease, and the microbiome comes under the genomics umbrella,” Professor Tachedjian said.
We commend this presentation to you and hope you enjoy it.
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Head of Life Sciences; Head of Tachedjian Laboratory (Retroviral Biology and Antivirals)