SINGAPORE - For her work in pioneering the use of data to contain and treat deadly infectious diseases such as Zika, Ebolaand Covid-19, microbiologist and infectious diseases expert Pardis Sabeti was honoured for her contributions at the Time100 Impact Awards on Sunday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - For her work in pioneering the use of data to contain and treat deadly infectious diseases such as Zika, Ebolaand Covid-19, microbiologist and infectious diseases expert Pardis Sabeti was honoured for her contributions at the Time100 Impact Awards on Sunday.
Her efforts had earned her the Time's Person of the Year Award in 2014, and since then, she has been at the forefront of using genome sequencing technologies to tackle a series of public health crises, including Covid-19. "So much of my interest is to try to help every place on earth be prepared for what comes next," she added.
Congratulating the winners, EDB managing director Jacqueline Poh said:"These change makers are pushing the frontiers of science, society and technology... You remind us that we all have an obligation to think beyond our businesses, beyond our fields and beyond ourselves to create a better tomorrow."
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