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Fighting to end Infectious Disease

The Emerging Pathogens Institute was created in 2006 to provide a world-class research environment to facilitate interdisciplinary studies of emergence and control of human, animal and plant pathogens of concern to Florida, to the nation and to the world.

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Over 5,000 Publications

EPI faculty have published more than 1,000 scientific papers since 2011 in journals, such as Science, Nature and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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11 colleges Members within the EPI come from 11 different colleges, centers and units across the University of Florida.

250+ members EPI’s membership includes over 250 different faculty members across multiple disciplines.

30+ countries EPI has conducted emerging pathogen research in over 30 different countries across six continents.

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  2. Oct 26

  3. Oct 27

    1. Leprosy Symposium

      University of Florida – Reitz Union, 655 Reitz Union Drive, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA

      8:30am to 12:00pm

  4. Nov 10

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