Dr. Tom Braukmann

Areas of Expertise

• Genomics
• Molecular Evolution
• Bioinformatics
• Phylogenetics

Appointments

• Assistant Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto

Academic Degrees and Accreditations

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology), University of Toronto

PHO Research Interests

• Using genomics to detect, predict, and understand the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (drug resistance) in pathogens
•  Understanding the transmission dynamics of pathogens in Ontario to improve public health practice
• Using metagenomics to detect emerging or re-emerging pathogens

PHO Research Activities

• Investigating the genomic epidemiology of Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum the causative agent of syphilis
• Establishing a cloud computing environment for genomic epidemiology
• Examining viral diversity to understand outbreaks and transmission networks (e.g., mpox, influenza, RSV, SARS-CoV-2)
• Implementing novel genomic and bioinformatics solutions for pathogen genomics in Ontario

Selected Publications

• Sachdeva H, Shahin R, Ota S, Isabel S, Mangat CS, Stuart R, Padhi S, Chris A, Mishra S, Tan DHS, Braukmann TW, Eshaghi A, Mejia EM, Hizon NA, Finkelstein M. Preparing for mpox resurgence: surveillance lessons from outbreaks in Toronto, Canada. J Infect Dis. 2024;229(Suppl 2):S305-12.
• Isabel S, Eshaghi A, Duvvuri VR, Gubbay JB, Cronin K, Li A, Hasso M, Clark ST, Hopkins JP, Patel SN, Braukmann TWA. Targeted amplification-based whole genome sequencing of Monkeypox virus in clinical specimens. Microbiol Spectr. 2024;12(1):e0297923.
• Duvvuri VR, Hicks JT, Damodaran L, Grunnill M, Braukmann T, Wu J, et al. Comparing the transmission potential from sequence and surveillance data of 2009 North American influenza pandemic waves. Infect Dis Model. 2023;8(1):240-52.
• Hasso M, Perusini S, Eshaghi A, Tang E, Olsha R, Zhang H, Lau E, Sullivan A, Cronin K, Lee S, Obando J, DeLima C, Nagra S, Braukmann T, Duvvuri VR, Richard-Greenblatt M, Corbeil A, Kus JV, Majury A, Patel S, Gubbay JB. Monkeypox virus detection in different clinical specimen types. Emerg Infect Dis. 2022;28(12):2513-5.

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