Opinionated Science Podcast: Predicting the Next Pandemic

Overview

Opinionated Science is Rapid Microbiology´s podcast, where a team of scientists-turned-journalists talk about the most fascinating stories from the world of science. This episode explores how scientists can predict an outbreak of an emerging disease, what happens when things go wrong, and where the field is headed.

The speaker, Freya Jephcott, is a Senior Research Associate at the University of Cambridge. Her work is primarily concerned with the effectiveness of outbreak response systems in resource-limited settings, and their management in outbreaks of uncertain etiology. Freya also participates in applied and policy work on complex health emergencies with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and the World Health Organization (WHO).

Podcast Length: 14min
Released: June 2022
Audience: COVID- 19 researchers, Vaccine developer in Biopharma/Pharma and  Biotech & Academic institutions,  Government and environmental agencies and labs primarily working on testing, Researchers in the lab working on pipetting
Applications Covered: Infectious disease research, Viral diseases, Pipetting techniques, Pipetting academies