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The Emerging Pathogens Institutes has members that span among 11 different colleges and units at the University of Florida. With more than 200 distinguished faculty members, EPI supports the best minds. Biologists, epidemiologists, geographers, biostatisticians, mathematicians, physicians, veterinarians and other scientists create the strong collaborative spirit of EPI.

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Jennifer Janelle, MD

Associate Professor

Medicine, College of Medicine

  • HIV
  • Sexually transmitted infections

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Kwangcheol (KC) Jeong, PhD

Associate Professor

Animal Sciences, IFAS

  • Antimicrobial resistance
  • Bacterial pathogenesis
  • Food safety
  • Nanotechnology
  • Probiotics

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Melissa Jones, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Microbiology and Cell Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

  • Noroviruses
  • Bacterial extracellular vesicles
  • Mucosal immunology
  • Microbiome
  • Host-pathogen interaction

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Andy Kane, PhD, MS

Director, Aquatic Pathobiology Laboratory

Environmental and Global Health, College of Public Health and Health Professions

  • Environmental and public health issues
  • Pathology and toxicology of aquatic biota
  • Occupational health and safety
  • Extant coastal oyster habitat
  • Scientific communications

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Stephanie Karst, PhD

Professor

Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, College of Medicine

  • Norovirus pathogenesis
  • Virus-microbiota interactions
  • Neonatal immunity to viruses
  • Microbial metabolite control of virus infections

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Carl Nick Keiser, PhD

Assistant Professor

Biology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

  • Behavioral disease ecology

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Peter Kima, MSPH, PhD

Associate Professor

Microbiology & Cell Science, College of Agriculture and Life Science

  • Leishmania pathogenesis
  • Extracellular vesicle biology
  • PI3K/AKT signaling
  • Cell biology of infection

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Jaya Kolli, MD

Lecturer

Physiology and Aging, College of Medicine

  • Physiology

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Mary Jo Koroly, PhD

Associate Professor and Center Director

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medicine

  • Research broader impacts
  • Research education and training/pipeline preparation
  • K-16 student and teacher science programs
  • Professional development for graduate students and postdocs
  • STEM career exploration programs

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Awewura Kwara, MD, MPH&TM

Professor

Medicine, College of Medicine

  • HIV
  • Tuberculosis
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • AMR
  • Pharmacogenetics