Dr. Edison Liu, M.D. is the president and CEO of The Jackson Laboratory. He earned the President’s Public Service Medal for leading Singapore's scientific response to the 2003 SARS crisis.
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Media Appearances
- Ed Liu spoke with CNN about COVID-19 data trends. The article discusses what we can — and cannot — take from a week-over-week drop in cases.
- JAX's Ed Liu joined Dr. Herb Cushing, chief medical director, Spectrum Healthcare, during an episode of Maine Public's call-in radio show, Maine Calling. Liu and Cushing spoke about the cause for a surge in COVID-19 cases, how to prevent transmission, vaccine developments, and more while taking questions from callers.
- According to
Straits Times
, researchers in Singapore have discovered a new variant of the COVID-19
virus that causes less severe infections. This article quotes JAX’s Ed Liu
as saying, “This is the first study to show a clinical difference based on
the genetic differences between strains. This suggests that gene variations
may have an important role in defining the disease outcome.”
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The University of Maine Systems, together with JAX and ConvenientMD,
announced plans to provide COVID-19 testing services to students. JAX’s Ed
Liu participated in the University’s Zoom online press conference. The
testing announcement was shared by
Portland Press Herald, and others.
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Ed Liu was a guest on
Maine Calling, Maine Public Broadcasting Network’s (MPBN) call-in radio show, to discuss
new research on COVID-19 symptoms, transmission, medications, testing, and
vaccines. Ed was joined on the show by Dr. Herb Cushing, chief medical
officer at Spectrum Healthcare Partners.
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JAX’s Ed Liu was the featured guest on
Portland Press Herald
’s “Like a Boss Now” webinar on Friday, May 22, during which he spoke about
how institutions can proactively and safely deal with pandemic challenges
and going back to work. Ed also shared some of his career highlights,
including his experience leading the response to the SARS crisis in
Singapore in 2003, and took audience questions that were so numerous the Portland Press Herald’s nearly doubled the planned event time.
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The Straits Times
shared an article about mass COVID-19 testing in Singapore, featuring
quotes from JAX’s Ed Liu.
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The Portland Press Herald
featured an op-ed by Ed Liu
about reviving the economy while protecting health in the time of COVID-19.
- Nadia Rosenthal moderated
a COVID-19 discussion
with Ed Liu in collaboration with the Ellsworth Public Library and
organized by JAX’s External & Government Affairs group.
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