People, Parasites and Plagues

A Career in Science, with Dr. Jessica Kissinger

November 24, 2021 David Peterson and Liliana Salvador Season 2 Episode 2
A Career in Science, with Dr. Jessica Kissinger
People, Parasites and Plagues
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People, Parasites and Plagues
A Career in Science, with Dr. Jessica Kissinger
Nov 24, 2021 Season 2 Episode 2
David Peterson and Liliana Salvador

In this bonus episode Dr. Jessica Kissinger reflects on her unconventional path to a successful and productive career in science. Dr. Jessica Kissinger is an evolutionary geneticist, and Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Genetics and the Institute of Bioinformatics. She is also a faculty member of the Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases. Her research is focused on parasite genomics, the biology of genome evolution, and the development of computational tools for data mining. 

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In this bonus episode Dr. Jessica Kissinger reflects on her unconventional path to a successful and productive career in science. Dr. Jessica Kissinger is an evolutionary geneticist, and Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Genetics and the Institute of Bioinformatics. She is also a faculty member of the Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases. Her research is focused on parasite genomics, the biology of genome evolution, and the development of computational tools for data mining.