Chief Scientist for Next-Generation Sequencing & Bioinformatics at The Utah Public Health Laboratory 🌟 SEQUENCE ALL THE THINGS! 🌟 I oversee all the sequencing and data analysis for infectious disease pathogens for the state. All opinions are my own!https://bsky.app/profile/drkfo.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/drkfo.bsky.social/post/3mq7ubtbtos2pA new publication from my team! Beyond traditional outbreak investigation: Using genomic data for enhanced detection of COVID-19 disease clusters in Utah. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.034263709 Jul 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:ag76nnolyyoa7ncfvlrsemc7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7ubtbtos2phttps://bsky.app/profile/drkfo.bsky.social/post/3mnmvbkstk22fHey look, it’s me!!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jun 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:ag76nnolyyoa7ncfvlrsemc7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnmvbkstk22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/drkfo.bsky.social/post/3mhqgibfu7k2oOne way we use pathogen genomics for public health here in Utah. https://www.deseret.com/lifestyle/2026/03/21/measles-outbreak-utah-public-health-lab-wastewater-surveillance/23 Mar 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:ag76nnolyyoa7ncfvlrsemc7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqgibfu7k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/drkfo.bsky.social/post/3m5maqvzhec2fGreat collaboration between the CDC and state public health labs!!! https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266652472500129614 Nov 2025 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:ag76nnolyyoa7ncfvlrsemc7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5maqvzhec2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/drkfo.bsky.social/post/3m5ma7bedh22bhttps://www.saltlakecounty.gov/health/news/measles-case-confirmed-in-slco/14 Nov 2025 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:ag76nnolyyoa7ncfvlrsemc7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ma7bedh22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/drkfo.bsky.social/post/3lwr6hnokhs22https://www.statnews.com/2025/08/18/rfk-jr-public-health-threats-william-foege-smallpox/19 Aug 2025 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:ag76nnolyyoa7ncfvlrsemc7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwr6hnokhs22https://bsky.app/profile/drkfo.bsky.social/post/3lqay62hhak2rA little shameless self-promotion. https://www.aphlblog.org/how-next-generation-sequencing-is-revolutionizing-food-safety/28 May 2025 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:ag76nnolyyoa7ncfvlrsemc7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqay62hhak2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/drkfo.bsky.social/post/3lpjvfyvkzs2nCheck out some fun foodborne illness investigations! https://www.aphlblog.org/contamination-chronicles-how-laboratory-scientists-cracked-three-unusual-food-safety-cases/19 May 2025 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:ag76nnolyyoa7ncfvlrsemc7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpjvfyvkzs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/drkfo.bsky.social/post/3lljvojkjes2vThose NAS worked great for almost 9 years. RIP! [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Mar 2025 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:ag76nnolyyoa7ncfvlrsemc7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lljvojkjes2v