McGill launches Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab

McGill University has launched the Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab (PERL). McGill PERL Director Dr Joan Liu explained that the lab will take a proactive approach to identifying best practices in addressing hazards that include, but are not limited to pandemics. This lab will bring together experts in medicine, health policy, and communications to prepare for future crisis situations. “Science is under attack, policies are being diluted, and data are fragmented,” said Liu. “We need to fight back against this spiral of vulnerability.”