EMJ Podcast | Quickfire & Deep Dive
In the first instalment of our Paediatric Infectious Diseases series, host Saranya Ravindran is joined by Debby Bogaert, world-renowned paediatric infectious disease expert, to explore the infant respiratory microbiome and its role in health and disease. Across three episodes, Bogaert unpacks the burden of pneumococcal disease, reveals how the microbiome shapes infant immunity, and highlights how science can be translated into new preventive strategies.
Speaker Bio:
Debby Bogaert is Chair of Paediatric Medicine at the University of Edinburgh; and Honorary Consultant at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, UK. Her pioneering research focuses on the infant respiratory microbiome and strategies to prevent infection.
