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DESCRIPTION:Despite major advances in preventing child mortality over the 
 past several decades\, a substantial burden remains. In 2020\, one in 27 
 children died before reaching age five\, with the first days of life repr
 esenting a time of unique vulnerability. My research group investigates m
 ajor infectious causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality\, with a parti
 cular focus on Group B Streptococcus (GBS)\, a leading cause of bacterial
  sepsis in newborns worldwide. Using a combination of field studies\, gen
 omic epidemiology\, and laboratory-based models of infection\, we strive 
 to understand the contribution of specific bacterial factors\, including 
 the capsular polysaccharide that is the target of current vaccine candida
 tes\, to GBS epidemiology and pathogenesis. The overall goal of our work 
 is to help optimize the design and implementation of preventive strategie
 s for this important neonatal pathogen.\n\nSpeaker:\nAdam Ratner\, MD\n\n
 Admission:\nFree\n\nDetails URL:\nhttps://medicine.yale.edu/event/ysph-em
 d-seminarseries/\n
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STATUS:Confirmed
SUMMARY:YSPH EMD Seminar Series: "Genome-wide approaches to Group B Strept
 ococcus epidemiology and pathogenesis"
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