Swab, sequence, surprise! How science is personalising your health
Are you tired of one-size-fits-all medicine – and maybe even getting sick because of it?
Join Professor Justin O’Sullivan as he rips the lid off conventional healthcare and explores how cutting-edge science is personalising treatment like never before.
Hear how your DNA, gut bugs, metabolic fingerprints and even your digital breadcrumbs can be harnessed right now to craft the perfect drug and diet plan just for you. Get ready to challenge everything you thought you knew about health.
Bio
Professor Justin M. O’Sullivan is director of the Liggins Institute at the University of Auckland. His research group focuses on genome sequencing for clinical care and understanding how disease-associated mutations in non-coding DNA affect gene regulatory networks and the pathways that underlie disease development. His group also investigates the role of the microbiome in brain and behaviour development and the role of microbiome restoration in clinical care. Justin has honorary appointments at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research (Australia), the University of Southampton (UK) and the A*STAR Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences.
Event
6:00pm @Wynyard Pavilion, 17 Jellicoe Street, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010
Also speaking at this location at 8:00pm is Mohsen Mohammadzadeh
