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Dr. Eric Coker featured in UFIC’s International Research Spotlight!

Dr. Eric Coker was featured in UFIC’s Office for Global Research Development’s International Research Spotlight! Click here to read. Dr. Coker recently completed a Global Health Fellowship where he conducted a study in Kampala, Uganda examining the relationship between air pollution and respiratory symptoms in children.

UF researchers thrive despite the pandemic

Dr. Tara Sabo-Attwood is featured as one of the UF researchers who received a portion of the record $900.7 million in research awards in the 2020 fiscal year. View the Alligator story below to read more. View story here…

Dr. Afsar Ali and Dr. Eric Nelson published in PNAS

Dr. Afsar Ali, Research Associate Professor for EGH and the Emerging Pathogens Institute, and Dr. Eric Nelson, Assistant Professor, were published in PNAS for their research in “Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae evolution and establishment of reservoirs in aquatic ecosystems.” In the article from EPI below, read more about his research and…

Dr. Andy Kane Recognized for Community-Engagement Science in Gulf Coast

The University of Florida Healthy Gulf, Healthy Communities (HGHC) team was awarded the W. K. Kellogg Foundation Community Engagement Scholarship Award, which recognizes colleges and universities that redesign learning, discovery, and engagement missions to become more involved in their communities. HGHC worked to address the human health effects of the…

Dr. Song Liang to be an Advisor to the World Health Organization

Dr. Song Liang, an associate professor at the Department of Environmental & Global Health, has been invited to join the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Guidelines Development Group (GDG) as an advisor. The GDG is in the process of developing guidelines on the implementation of control and elimination of…

UF Researchers Solve Chlamydia Mystery; Reveal Possible New Drug Target

The research team, led by Dr. Anthony Maurelli, of the Department of Environmental and Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, that resolved the 60-year-old Chlamydia anomaly has solved another long-standing mystery of this important bacterial pathogen. Chlamydia trachomatis is the leading cause of bacteria sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United…

One Health student tackles small ruminant plague in Uganda

“If their animals die, these people can’t eat. They can’t afford to take their kids to school. They can’t afford medicine. We want to help protect their livelihoods.” – Emi Moore Moore presents work at EPI Research day after return from Uganda. On January 26th, Emi Moore, traveled from Gainesville, Florida to the…

MPH Student, Marissa Valentine-King “Rocked” Public Health in 2017

Environmental and Global Health student, Marissa Valentine King, was recognized by the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice for the Students Who Rocked Public Health 2017. This is the second year that students contributions to the Public Health field were recognized by the publication. Valentine King, a PhD candidate,…

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