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YWCA Women of Distinction Award Winner, 2014

Simon Fraser University Outstanding Alumni Awards, 2016

Canada Research Chair in Public Health Genomics

Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar

Dr. Jennifer Gardy is both a scientist and a science communicator. In her scientific life, she’s a Senior Scientist in Genomics at the BC Centre for Disease Control and an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia, where she holds a Canada Research Chair in Public Health Genomics. Jennifer’s lab uses genome sequencing to understand how infectious diseases spread in populations, and her team was the first group to publish a paper showing how genomics could reconstruct person-to-person disease transmission in a large outbreak of tuberculosis. Recognized as a leader in this emerging discipline of “genomic epidemiology”, Jennifer’s work continues to explore how we can use DNA data to track and ultimately stop disease outbreaks. In addition to her own research program, she lends her expertise to several international advisory boards and groups, including the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine and NIH/NIAID.

When she’s not studying microbes, Jennifer works in science media. She regularly hosts episodes of CBC Television’s long-running science documentary series The Nature of Things, has appeared as a guest host and contributor on Discovery Chanel’s nightly science newsmagazine Daily Planet, and is a frequent guest on CTV’s daily lifestyle programs CTV Morning Live and The Social.  She wrote a children’s book about microbes for OwlKids Books in 2014, and regularly speaks to science graduate students about how to communicate their research effectively.

Genomics

Bioinformatics

Public Health

Tuberculosis

Science Communication

Television

English

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Canada Research Chair in Public Health Genomics | Senior Scientist | Science Television Host

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Jennifer Gardy reveals to us the surprising power and elegance of our Human DNA.  And to help us understand this complex structure Celloist Peter Gregson plays what is effectively the DNA music score and reveals its beauty.



Dr. Jennifer Gardy has the best jobs in the world. Most of the time she’s a Senior Scientist in Molecular Epidemiology at the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, where her research uses of DNA sequencing to solve public health problems, like figuring out how outbreaks of infectious disease begin and spread.

When not tracking disease, Jennifer works in science documentary television, subjecting herself to all sorts of indignities in the name of science communication. She’s floated in zero-gravity, been dunked in ice-cold water, and spun around in a human centrifuge as part of work for CBC Television’s long-running documentary series The Nature of Things, and appears regularly as a guest co-host of Discovery Channel Canada’s nightly science newsmagazine Daily Planet.


About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

The music in our genomes | Jennifer Gardy with Peter Gregson | TEDxVancouver

Zika virus is spreading in the Americas and is suspected of causing birth defects in children born to infected mothers. Dr. Jennifer Gardy says controlling the mosquito population can help stop Zika’s spread. Will you support a war on disease-carrying mosquitos? Support the opinion on PressReader: http://www.pressreader.com/opinion/control-the-mosquito-population-to-stop-the-zika-virus?user=Jennifer_Gardy

Are you at risk of Zika infection? Learn where the virus is spreading, where it comes from and what happens if you’re infected. Dr. Gardy talks about what can be done to help protect against infection.

Dr. Jennifer Gardy - Control the mosquito population to stop the Zika virus

Dr. Jennifer Gardy puts commonly-held beliefs about weather to the test to discover whether they’re myth or science.

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