Jennifer Gardy
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Jennifer Gardy is a Canadian scientist, educator and broadcaster, with expertise in the fields of molecular biology, biochemistry, and bioinformatics. Since February 2019 she has been the Deputy Director, Surveillance, Data, and Epidemiology on the Global Health: Malaria team at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.[1] She was previously an associate professor at the University of British Columbia's School of Population and Public Health, a Canada Research Chair in Public Health Genomics,[2] and a Senior Scientist at the BC Centre for Disease Control. She is an occasional host of CBC's The Nature of Things,[3] a science communicator,[4] and a children's book author.[5] She was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2021 as an International Member.[6]
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Jennifer Gardy | |
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Born | July 3, 1979 Vancouver, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, McGill University |
Known for | Epidemiology,Genomics,Bioinformatics |
Awards | National Academy of Medicine, 2021 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics |
Institutions | BC Centre for Disease Control University of British Columbia, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
Doctoral advisor | Fiona Brinkman |