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Microcosm Digital Magazine - Spring 2021
Diagnosing the Solution
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that human health depends on proactive planning rather than trying to rapidly develop and disseminate public health interventions in response to a new infectious disease. This preparation relies on basic and applied microbiology research, well-equipped and staffed clinical laboratories, and innovative life sciences companies.
Letter From the Editor: Infection, Identification and Intervention
The Spring 2021 issue of Microcosm explores the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the need for proactive planning to prevent the spread of disease.
Tracking Pathogens via Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)
Advances in nucleic acid sequencing have revolutionized how we identify and track causative agents of disease. Here, we discuss some of the broad applications of pathogen genomics and developments in research.
How to Prepare for the Next Pandemic
The pandemic has exposed vulnerabilities in the public health system. Can we learn those lessons in time to prepare for the next one?
The Benefits and Risks of a Comprehensive Diagnostic Approach
Even as society continues to reckon with COVID-19, scientists and public health officials are taking steps to prevent the next outbreak.
Diagnostic Modalities
Explore laboratory and point-of-care techniques in depth, with graphics illustrating how to identify and characterize microorganisms from patient samples and culture isolates.
Cost of the Rare Fraud in the Biomedical and Diagnostic Industry
The COVID-19 pandemic allowed for a surge of companies to profit from people’s public health concerns by selling counterfeit products that made fraudulent claims of efficacy and prevention.
What's HOT in the Microbial Sciences
Get the gist: Covid-19 Variants, Role of Virus and Host in Human Disease, Microbiome Association, One Health, Molecular Microbiology, Vaccine and Drug Development, Bacterial Evolution: Niche Restriction and the Path to Speciation, and Microbial Survival.
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Editor-in-Chief
Stanley Maloy, Ph.D.
San Diego State University
Managing Editor
Aleea Khan
Production Editor
Tyniah McDuffie
Contributors
President
Victor DiRita, Ph.D.
Michigan State University
President-Elect
Steven Finkel, Ph.D.
University of Southern California
Secretary
Timothy J. Donohue, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin
Treasurer
Marylynn Yates, Ph.D.
University of California
CEO
Stefano Bertuzzi, Ph.D.
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Catherine Ort-Mabry
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