Joe DeRisi, PhD - All Videos
25 Videos
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HealthMaker Joe Derisi, PhD, a biochemist and researcher at UCSF thinks it's possible to have a vaccine for malaria....3:24 -
Developing countries that lack the civil organization, technology and funds to prevent malaria are often riddled with...0:28 -
Work is constantly being done to identify the causes of diarrhea, which plagues much of the world. In this video, Hea...1:39 -
The rapid improvement of genome sequencing is resulting in superior diagnostic capabilities, especially in complex cases....2:05 -
Joe DeRisi - Are you seeing the burden of solving these issues falling on you, governments, philanthJoe_DeRisi_14_rev020:36 -
Clean water is a public health issue that still plagues much of the world and causes significant disease. In this video,...0:37 -
Any new virus must be studied to identify how it's spread, who it affects and whether it has dangerous potential. In...0:40 -
Genome sequencing used to be rare and reserved for only people with specific diseases or risk factors. HealthMaker Joe...1:14 -
Malaria control and treatment is a multi-pronged effort, from mosquito control to drug therapy. HealthMaker Joe DeRisi,...0:27 -
Many infectious illnesses do not have a cure or standard treatment, but knowing what the problem is can help doctors...1:07 -
Most malaria treatments have a finite shelf life because the parasite becomes drug-resistant over time. In this video,...0:37 -
In its infancy, genome sequencing could only be done one DNA strand at a time. The last several years have seen a huge...0:47 -
Genetic sequencing is rapidly becoming more efficient, but will soon outpace the technology available to store and process...0:51 -
Genetic testing will give consumers far more diagnostic information and treatment options once it is widely available....1:05 -
Can insurance companies and employers discriminate against people with specific genetic testing results? HealthMaker...1:20 -
Tremendous strides have been made to treat and prevent malaria, but the ever-evolving nature of the parasite often helps...2:19 -
Malaria may seem like a problem reserved for far-off lands, but in reality it returns to industrialized nations quickly...0:50 -
New strides are made every day in research and approaches to infectious disease, malaria and other common, but serious...0:17 -
Better diagnostic capabilities and interventional therapies are a main benefit of medicine moving forward. In this video,...0:42 -
Genome sequencing is telling for people with some genetic markers, like Huntington's disease and breast cancer, but isn't...1:17 -
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Malaria has proved for centuries to be evasive and resistant to drugs. In this video, HealthMaker Joe DeRisi, PhD explains...0:38 -
The cost and efficiency of genome sequencing has improved at rates never before seen in the scientific community. Hea...2:33 -
The complex, evolving nature of malaria has made it difficult for scientists to create an effective vaccine. In this...1:21 -
Drug development and testing is complex, especially when dealing with an often resistant disease like malaria. HealthMaker...1:10