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EPI Seminar Series

EPI Events

EPI Seminar Series

Join us in the EPI Seminar Room 150 for great talks given by traveling speakers. All seminar attendees will receive free lunch.

We hope to see a packed room!

Seminar Speakers

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Duke University

Christopher Woods, M.D., MPH

Christopher Woods, M.D., MPH, is a professor of medicine at Duke University School of Medicine. Woods has co-authored over 180 peer-reviewed articles. His research focuses on development of novel diagnostic approaches to infectious disease and potential for interspecies transmission of pathogens. His genomic approach to harnessing the host response for diagnosis of infectious diseases has been called a paradigm shift in the field.

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Cornell University

Laura Goodman, Ph.D.

Laura Goodman, Ph.D., is an assistant professor the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. Goodman’s research is on pathogen genomics, with focus areas on antimicrobial resistance, tick-borne disease, and virus discovery. Working at the intersection of human, animal, and environmental health, the lab’s mission is to inform public policy around infectious disease management.

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University of Louisville

Brittany Rife Magalis, Ph.D.

Brittany Rife Magalis, Ph.D., is an assistant professor at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Her lab's research projects revolve around pathogen within-host dynamics and global molecular epidemiology. They pply and develop advanced "omic" techniques and evolutionary models, using biological samples from both human and animal model systems, to characterize the dynamic behavior of viruses and bacteria within the host and population.

Headshot of Nirma Vadlamudi

University of Florida

Nirma Vadlamudi, Ph.D., MPH

Nirma Vadlamudi, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the University of Florida College of Pharmacy. Her research program focuses on generating robust evidence on the comparative effectiveness, safety, epidemiological burden, and economic evaluation of infectious disease prevention strategies to improve population health. Her expertise is in the areas of infectious disease epidemiology, health economics, vaccine evaluation, and population health outcomes.

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University of North Carolina Charlotte

Brittany Johnson, Ph.D.

Brittany Johnson, Ph.D. is an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina Charlotte Klein College of Science. The Johnson lab investigates host-pathogen interactions and identification of therapeutic points of intervention in meningitis and osteomyelitis.

Past Seminars

Seminar Highlights

Rebecca Lamason gives her presentation at the EPI Seminar.
Rebecca Lamason motions to the projector screen during her presentation at the EPI Seminar.
A rearview shot of the seminar room that displays the attendees facing the projector. On the projector screen is a presentation slide that showcases Ricksettsia-ER interactions mimicing mirochondria-ER interactions.
Attendees listen intently at the EPI seminar.
A rearview shot of the seminar room that displays the attendees facing the projector. On the projector screen is a presentation slide that showcases a subset of bacteria that is wrapped by ER structures.
An attendee takes notes at the EPI seminar.
Attendees clap after the speaker's presentation at the EPI seminar.
Attendees laugh and smile during the EPI seminar.
An attendee participates in the discussion after the seminar presentation.
An attendee participates in the discussion after the seminar presentation.
An attendee participates in the discussion after the seminar presentation.
An attendee raises his hand during the Q&A portion after the seminar presentation.
After each EPI seminar there is a networking social with refreshments. This seminar had individual charcuterie boards.
After each EPI seminar there is a networking social with refreshments. This seminar had chicken and waffles.
After each EPI seminar there is a networking social with refreshments. This seminar had wine.
Attendees make themselves plates after the EPI seminar during the networking social that follows.
After each EPI seminar there is a networking social with refreshments. Ettendees grab a drink from a selection of beverages.
EPI seminar speaker Rebecca Lamason speaks with an attendee during the networking social.
Those who attended the EPI seminar participate in a networking social in the EPI lobby. Attendees eat and talk among one another.
Those who attended the EPI seminar participate in a networking social in the EPI lobby. Attendees eat and talk among one another.