Part 1: Close Up Radio Spotlights J. Wes Ulm
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Alexandria, VA - J. Wes Ulm is a top notch Bioinformatic Scientific Resource Analyst and Biomedical Data Specialist who has made it his mission to help us move forward unequivocally more prepared and able to tackle the virus that is still with us and so incredibly prone to mutations. In his three-part series Dr. Ulm will discuss his very innovative approaches and the crucial role bioinformatics is playing in paving the way for much needed vaccines research and development. In this age of bioinformatics, and what Dr. Ulm endearingly terms the 21st century as the age of Exploration and discovery, we are advancing through Bioinformatics which combines molecular biology and computer science. Dr. Ulm wholeheartedly assures us we have so many more tools at our fingertips that also helps us shed light on the complexities of human biology. Dr. Ulm assiduously searches for certain codes to help programmatically explain what makes human physiology tick. Applying everything to human health, he focuses on the promise of new antibiotics to fight pandemics that are sustainable, utilizing tools to help solve problems in medical research. Moving forward, we can now be more prepared for future pandemics, as bioinformatics and in silico studies will continue to influence how we understand the virus structure, the impact of new mutations, and more enabled to predict treatments and develop vaccines. Dr. Ulm says COVID led him to bioinformatics and he thinks like a doctor and a programmer in order to do his work so remarkably well. He is also a musician and writer. Dr. Ulm has published a novel. Dr. Ulm is making a positive impact in the world creating an extraordinary life for himself and the world around him. For more information, visit https://www.jwesulm.com/
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