Helena Seth-Smith revels in the use of genomic data in microbiology, currently working within Clinical Microbiology at the University Hospital Basel to answer questions relating to emerging pathogens, outbreaks and transmission. She cut her genomic teeth at the Sanger Institute in Cambridge, analysing the genomes of many and varied pathogens. Her PhD at the Institute
Biography
Helena Seth-Smith revels in the use of genomic data in microbiology, currently working within Clinical Microbiology at the University Hospital Basel to answer questions relating to emerging pathogens, outbreaks and transmission. She cut her genomic teeth at the Sanger Institute in Cambridge, analysing the genomes of many and varied pathogens. Her PhD at the Institute of Biotechnology, University of Cambridge identified a gene cluster involved in explosive breakdown by Rhodococcus, and she has also used genomic techniques to identify and characterise uncultured pathogens of fish. As bacterial pathogens show no sign of weakening, she is pleased that she has chosen a fascinating and satisfying career in a field which can only expand.
All session by Helena Seth Smith
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