Unlocking the potential of wastewater data in infectious disease surveillance
In the wake of a staggering winter where nearly 40%1 of U.S. households were confronted with either COVID-19, influenza, or RSV, the importance of early detection and robust monitoring systems cannot be overstated. Join BlueDot for an illuminating exploration into the...
Member Spotlight: Shelly Bolotin
For this member spotlight, we welcome Shelly Bolotin, an associate professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and in the department of laboratory medicine and pathobiology at the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine. Shelly is also a scientist a Public Health Ontario and the director of the Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases, which aims to catalyze cutting-edge research and education that maximizes the health benefits of immunization for everyone.
Examining the COVID-19 pandemic through a person-centred lens
As a recipient of the inaugural Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium (EPIC) Doctoral Awards, which supports outstanding students pursuing infectious disease research, Afia Amoako is driven by her person-centred ethos to examine the unequal landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto. Her goal? To provide a deeper, more nuanced understanding of how people living in this city experienced COVID-19.