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Seminar with Dr. Senjuti Saha

Co-hosted withÌýDepartment of Global & Public HealthÌýÌý

Monday, January 15, 2024 |11:30 am – 1 pm
Hybrid eventÌý| Registration required

Free In-Person: School of Population and Global Health
2001 À¦°óSMÉçÇø College Avenue, room 461
Lunch provided for in-person participants
Online: via zoom

Program:

“Using genomics to tackle AMR in low-resource settings: One step at a time“
Dr. Senjuti Saha,ÌýPhD
Director and Senior Scientist, Child Health Research Foundation,Ìý(CHRF)
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Panel discussion:

• Senjuti Saha, CHRF
• Makeda Semret, MD, M.Sc., FRCP(C), Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, MUHC
• Jesse Shapiro, MD, FRCPC, DTM&H, À¦°óSMÉçÇø Genome Centre, À¦°óSMÉçÇø
• Cedric Yansouni, Assoc Dir, J.D. MacLean Centre for Tropical Diseases, À¦°óSMÉçÇø

About the Speaker:

Dr. Senjuti Saha is a Director and Senior Scientist at the Child Health Research Foundation, Bangladesh, leading fundamental studies on preventable pediatric infectious diseases. After completing her PhD in Molecular Genetics at the University of Toronto, she received post-doctoral training at the Hospital for Sick Children and Stanford University. Dr. Saha moved to Bangladesh in 2016 to work at the frontlines of public health, and establish a genomics center. Dr. Saha has made significant contributions to the genomic epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance patterns in typhoid, paratyphoid and Klebsiella infections, revealed chikungunya virus as a cause of meningitis in children, sequenced the first SARS-CoV-2 genome in Bangladesh, and leads a study on understanding the burden of RSV infections in Bangladesh. She is a member of key committees including the WHO Product Development for Vaccines Advisory Committee (PDVAC), the WHO SARS-CoV-2 Technical Advisory Group - Viral Evolution (TAG-VE), and the Polio Transition Independent Monitoring Board (TIMB). She has received numerous awards, including Bangladesh's highest civilian honor for women, the Bangamata Fazilutennesa Award. Dr. Saha also leads the "Building Scientists for Bangladesh" program, advocating for equitable science education and opportunities. Her work not only advances scientific knowledge but also ensures its accessibility and benefit to all.

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