EPI Experts

Are you searching for an infectious disease expert to answer questions regarding a particular emerging pathogen? The Emerging Pathogens Institute has many principal investigators who serve as experts in their fields, ranging from research topics like Covid-19, monkeypox, tuberculosis, malaria and influenza. This page provides a handful of experts who cover significant public health problems and common diseases. Other supplemental resources include the EPI Membership Directory and the UF Experts List.

Covid-19, SARS-CoV-2, Coronavirus

Epidemiology

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	J. Glenn Morris	Professor; EPI Associate Director of Research Initiatives	jgmorris@epi.ufl.edu
	Ira M Longini	Professor	ilongini@ufl.edu

Virology

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	John Lednicky	Research Professor	jlednicky@phhp.ufl.edu
	Marco Salemi	Emerging Pathogens Institute Interim Director; Holloway Professor In Experimental Pathology	salemi@pathology.ufl.edu

Serological Response

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	Derek A Cummings	Professor; EPI Associate Director for Education and Graduate Programs	datc@ufl.edu
	Maureen T Long	Professor (Emeritus); EPI Associate Director For Research Resources	longm@ufl.edu

Mathematical Modeling

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	Ira M Longini	Professor	ilongini@ufl.edu
	Matt Hitchings	Assistant Professor; EPI Associate Director for Biostatistics Consulting Core	mhitchings@ufl.edu

Diarrheal Diseases

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	Afsar Ali	Research Associate Professor	aali@epi.ufl.edu
	Arie Havelaar	––	ariehavelaar@ufl.edu
	Kwangcheol C Jeong	PROF	kcjeong@ufl.edu
	Stephanie Karst	Professor	skarst@ufl.edu
	Anthony T Maurelli	Professor	amaurelli@phhp.ufl.edu
	J. Glenn Morris	Professor; EPI Associate Director of Research Initiatives	jgmorris@epi.ufl.edu
	Eric J Nelson	Associate Professor (tenured)	eric.nelson@ufl.edu

Influenza

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	John Lednicky	Research Professor	jlednicky@phhp.ufl.edu
	Derek A Cummings	Professor; EPI Associate Director for Education and Graduate Programs	datc@ufl.edu

HIV/AIDS

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	Robert L Cook	Professor	cookrl@ufl.edu
	Marco Salemi	Emerging Pathogens Institute Interim Director; Holloway Professor In Experimental Pathology	salemi@pathology.ufl.edu

Malaria

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	Rhoel Dinglasan	Professor	rdinglasan@epi.ufl.edu
	Sadie J Ryan	Professor of Medical Geography	sjryan@ufl.edu
	Amy Y Vittor	Associate Professor	amy.vittor@medicine.ufl.edu

Monkeypox

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	Benjamin Anderson	Assistant Professor and PhD Program Director | Associate Director, One Health Center of Excellence	ander88@ufl.edu
	Nicole M Iovine	Clinical Professor, Hospital Epidemiologist and Interim Chair of Radiation Oncology, Gainesville	nicole.iovine@medicine.ufl.edu
	John Lednicky	Research Professor	jlednicky@phhp.ufl.edu

Non-HIV STIs

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	Robert L Cook	Professor	cookrl@ufl.edu
	Jennifer W Janelle	Clinical Associate Professor	jennifer.janelle@medicine.ufl.edu
	Anthony T Maurelli	Professor	amaurelli@phhp.ufl.edu
	Drew A Westmoreland	Assistant Professor	westmorelanddrew@ufl.edu

Plant Pathology

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	Karen Garrett	PROF	karengarrett@ufl.edu
	Erica M Goss	Professor	emgoss@ufl.edu

Tuberculosis

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	Michael Lauzardo	Professor; EPI Associate Director of Clinical Research	mike.lauzardo@medicine.ufl.edu
	Marie N Séraphin	Assistant Professor	nseraphin@ufl.edu

Wastewater-based Epidemiology

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	Joseph H Bisesi	Associate Director and Associate Professor	jbisesi@phhp.ufl.edu
	Anthony T Maurelli	Professor	amaurelli@phhp.ufl.edu

Zika

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	John Lednicky	Research Professor	jlednicky@phhp.ufl.edu
	J. Glenn Morris	Professor; EPI Associate Director of Research Initiatives	jgmorris@epi.ufl.edu
	Sadie J Ryan	Professor of Medical Geography	sjryan@ufl.edu

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