See Dr. Lednicky’s recent publication in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, “Coronavirus 2019 Infectious Disease Epidemic: Where We Are, What Can Be Done and Hope For” Department: Department of Environmental and Global Health John Lednicky Research Professor…
Jan. 28, 2021: Tucked away in a lengthy review of COVID-19 literature is an intriguing discussion of how jargon affects COVID-19 research, as experts from different fields use common terms but define them differently. In a wide-ranging review paper, a UF virologist and his interdisciplinary colleagues summarize aspects of the…
Reflections, Considerations, and Recommendations for Teaching Global Health During a Pandemic” a piece by Drs. Elizabeth Wood, Rachel Yoho, and Eric Coker can be found at the link below. https://www.digitalcultureandeducation.com/reflections-on-covid19/teaching-global-health-during-a-pandemic…
UF Environmental & Global Health team led by Drs. Joe Bisesi, Tony Maurelli and Tara Sabo-Attwood developed a COVID-19 wastewater surveillance system for UF’s campus housing. GatorWATCH serves as an early warning system to detect unsuspected infections. See below for the story. https://news.ufl.edu/2020/09/wastewater/?fbclid=IwAR0EmeW4maWaAR0ze4NGDgFRhsS7YJkGwKbc77SB_nMpNhhNiVYH2khqs1Y…
Dr. Lednicky is featured in a WFTV news story regarding COVID-19 and future outbreaks. Read and watch the story here.
The heavily industrialized and populated regions of Northern Italy, particularly Lombardy, have the highest rates of air pollution in the country. They also have had the country’s highest rates of COVID-19 deaths. A new study led by Eric Coker, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the department of environmental and global…
Dr. Eric Coker published a timely paper on the “Effects of Air Pollution on COVID-19 Related Mortality in Northern Italy” which shows that the spatial pattern of long term ambient (outdoor) fine particulate matter (or PM2.5) concentrations is strongly related to the spatial pattern of excess deaths related to the…
The Dr. Lednicky COVID train is full speed ahead – see his latest research showing the presence of viable SARS-CoV-2 in air. Dr. Lednicky is making the rounds on the national news circuits and was featured in the NY Times. To read the story, click the link here.
The One with the Pivot In a new, short article, EGH faculty member, Dr. Rachel Yoho, reflects on the Spring 2020 semester, including the rapid transition from in-person to remote teaching. This work considers the academic “pivot” in higher education due…
UF researchers launch study on small materials that may have a big impact on protecting communities from COVID-19…
On Thursday, January 30th, our very own microbiologist, Dr. John Lednicky, ran his first Reddit Ask Me Anything during the time of the Coronavirus outbreak. By the time the session ended, there were 650 likes and more than 150 comments…making it UF Research’s most active live AMA session to…
Dr. Lednicky et al. discovered Human coronavirus NL63 (HCoV-NL63) in commercially sold primary human renal proximal tubule epithelial cells (RPTEC). They then proved the virus replicates in primary RPTEC and human renal epithelial cells. HCoV-NL63 is known as a medium-virulence respiratory virus, but has not been associated with human kidney disease. However, genetically related viruses…
