Genomics and Infectious Disease

Description

In this presentation, Dr. Ketner discusses genomics and the Human Genome Project, and he also delves into the topics of gene sequencing and assembly.

Content

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Topic 1:  Genomics and Infectious Disease

• Part 1: Overview: Genomics, the Human Genome Project, and Public Health
• Part 2: Sequencing and Finding Genes
• Part 3: The Plasmodium falciparum Genome

Trainer

In his work with the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Dr. Ketner works extensively on projects dealing with adenoviruses and live vector vaccine development. Work on a gene delivery project is aimed at the development of recombinant adenoviruses as vectors for live vaccines. Safe and effective live adenovirus vaccines exist, and modified versions of those vaccines may be able to confer immunity to other pathogens. The preliminary vaccine target is human papillomavirus, the etiologic agent of cervical cancer.