IPM Magazine

Volume 09, Issue No. 4, August 2022

Complacency leads to vulnerability. As a species we have always been susceptible to microbial attacks, for centuries we’ve played a game of cat and mouse as we‘ve co-existed with a challenging nemesis. SARS-CoV-2 has laid bare many shortcomings, not least the inequities of global resources and opportunities. But there is cause for optimism. We hear from some of the individuals working in the infectious disease ecosystem who are committed to building the necessary foundations and implementing the requisite methodologies to deal with these viral invaders. Whether it is in the field of biosecurity, surveillance, data modelling, vaccine research, therapeutic and diagnostic development – the world needs to coalesce and develop a coordinated approach across all disciplines and across all borders. As William Haseltine aptly sums up in his column, the question isn’t whether it’s achievable, it’s whether there is the political will to do it.

Damian Doherty

Editor in Chief

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Genomic Pathogen Surveillance in the Spotlight

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Data Rules: Looking Inside the Pandemic Prevention Institute with Kaitlyn Johnson

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Fighting Antibiotic Resistance with Biology

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Protecting Patient Privacy

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The Path to the Healthcare of Tomorrow

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Aiming Precision Medicine at Chronic Diseases

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Electronic Health Records and Genomic Data – Not Yet a Perfect Match

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A Field Guide to Mapping the Tumor Microenvironment with Spatial Transcriptomics in Complex Samples

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Deep Data and Precision Health

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Using AI to Improve Chronic Disease Outcomes

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These Six Biotechs are Winning the Race to Get AI-Designed Drugs to the Clinic

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Asked and Answered: Jonathan Thon Talks about Bringing Gene Therapy to Life

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In Conversation with Renee Wegrzyn

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entrePRECISIONeur: Sudhakaran Prabakaran Discusses Discoveries in the Dark Regions of the Genome

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Controlling COVID-19: What Can We Learn From Previous Pandemics?

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Relatively Speaking: COVID-19’s Impact on Cancer Screenings and Genetic Counseling Services

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The End of Medicine as We Know it – And Why Your Health Has a Future

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CDMO Services: Enabling Faster Time to Results and Market

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AI Applications for Clinical Development: From Identifying Patients to Amplifying Trial Endpoints

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Bringing Antibody-Drug Conjugates into the Precision Era

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