Episode 50: The World of Pathogens
This episode of\xa0TGen Talks\xa0takes the listener along I-17 from Phoenix to Flagstaff, where our host, Karie Dozer, sits down with David Engelthaler, Ph.D., professor and director of TGen\u2019s Pathogen and Microbiome Division, more commonly known as TGen North.\n\xa0\xa0Whereas TGen uses genomics to solve complex problems such as cancer and Alzheimer's disease, the scientists at TGen North use these same tools and technology to focus on infectious disease \u2026 the microbes, the bacteria, the viruses, the fungi that cause some of the greatest problems around the world.\xa0\n\xa0\xa0Engelthaler provides the listener an inside look at the research underway across the division, and the community work with different tribal nations and hospitals to understand what\u2019s most important to them and how TGen North can apply their expertise to support those needs.\n\xa0\xa0Whether it's Cryptococcus, tuberculosis, superbugs in our hospitals, or other bad things like plague, West Nile, Valley fever, COVID, or the latest efforts around pathogen intelligence, TGen North\u2019s goal is and always has been to rapidly identify and help stop the spread of potentially dangerous outbreaks.\n\xa0\xa0All this and more, on\xa0TGen Talks.