[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=โnoโ equal_height_columns=โnoโ menu_anchor=โโ hide_on_mobile=โsmall-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibilityโ class=โโ id=โโ background_color=โโ background_image=โโ background_position=โcenter centerโ background_repeat=โno-repeatโ fade=โnoโ background_parallax=โnoneโ parallax_speed=โ0.3โณ video_mp4=โโ video_webm=โโ video_ogv=โโ video_url=โโ video_aspect_ratio=โ16:9โณ video_loop=โyesโ video_mute=โyesโ overlay_color=โโ overlay_opacity=โ0.5โณ video_preview_image=โโ border_size=โโ border_color=โโ border_style=โsolidโ padding_top=โโ padding_bottom=โโ padding_left=โโ padding_right=โโ][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=โ1_1โณ layout=โ1_1โณ background_position=โleft topโ background_color=โโ border_size=โโ border_color=โโ border_style=โsolidโ border_position=โallโ spacing=โyesโ background_image=โโ background_repeat=โno-repeatโ padding=โโ margin_top=โ0pxโ margin_bottom=โ0pxโ class=โโ id=โโ animation_type=โโ animation_speed=โ0.3โณ animation_direction=โleftโ hide_on_mobile=โsmall-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibilityโ center_content=โnoโ last=โnoโ min_height=โโ hover_type=โnoneโ link=โโ][fusion_text] Did you know that there are more than 500 bacterial species inhabiting an adultโs mouth? While many of these species will be our โlifelong friendsโ, some may be โtransient enemiesโ or even โfrenemiesโ. One of the โgood friendsโ living in humanโs mouths is Streptococcus salivarus contributing its anti-inflammatory properties to the host, while the notorious ones are gram positive Streptococcus mutans which cause dental caries. Regardless good or bad species, the human hosts have been cohabiting with these minute creatures in their mouths.
9 January 2020 โ The Institute for Research, Development and Innovation (IRDI) in collaboration with the School of Dentistry, International Medial University (IMU) had successfully organised the first Translational Research Seminar Talk titled โIdentifying Microbial Friends and Foes in the Oral Cavityโ at the IMU campus in Bukit Jalil. The speaker, Dr Nick Heng, gave an insightful and eye-opening talk on the traditional culture-based microbiological techniques and the new DNA sequencing technologies being used to investigate the oral bacteria and diseases. He also deliberated on the known culprits of dental caries and periodontal diseases as well as the possible involvement of new species. [/fusion_text][fusion_table]
About the Speaker: Dr Nick Heng |
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The speaker for the talk was Dr Nick Heng, Senior Lecturer (Oral Biology and Oral Health) from the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago. His primary research expertise is in microbial genetics and DNA sequencing technologies as well as their associated bioinformatics techniques. Being passionate and greatly fascinated with DNA sequencing, Dr Nick has been working on the latest DNA sequencing technologies and computer software designed to analyse large amounts of DNA sequence data. |
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