Genomic Surveillance and Pandemic Preparedness

"...addresses genomic approaches to pandemic preparedness with an eye to being more prepared for future pandemics to facilitate more rapid and effective responses than those seen in the COVID-19 pandemic,... outlin[ing] genome-based methods and analyses of hosts and pathogens in preparation for the possibility of future pandemics. This approach includes examination of host and pathogen genomes, understanding pathogen diversity, the cofactors affecting infection severity, and strategies for preparing for future pandemics [and] these are worthwhile goals. Senior public health professionals, epidemiologists, senior policy makers responsible for strategic planning, and senior laboratory directors with responsibilities around host or pathogen genomic assessment are the principal targets of this book. The book is helpful in presenting methods and approaches.... [and] gives an important perspective on ways of preparing for future pandemics." --©Doody's Review Service, 2024, Mark F. Sanders, PhD (UC Davis College of Biological Sciences)

In earning his PhD, Dr. Rajesh Pandey used a combination of functional genomics and computational tools to elucidate the role of noncoding RNA during stress response. This convinced him of the potential of the RNA regulatory repertoire and its role in shaping human evolution, health, disease states, diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutics. Subsequently, he has employed diverse genomic toolkits to understand and explore RNA-level regulation at different hierarchies, encompassing human, mouse, plant, fungi, bacteria genomics, and metagenomics. In addition to his research work, Dr. Pandey has been a tutor at many workshops on applications of NGS technologies, and has published peer reviewed papers in such journals as Genome Biology; Genome Biology and Evolution; Nucleic Acids Research; Journal of Cell Science; PLOS Genetics; Frontiers in Microbiology; Scientific Reports; Molecular Cell; and Clinical Genetics. His future interest lies in investigating the role of noncoding RNA in modulating human phenotypic variation and its impact on health and disease spectrum.