Marie N Séraphin

Marie N Séraphin, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department: MD-INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Business Phone: (352) 273-9584

About Marie N Séraphin

Marie Nancy Séraphin, MPH, PhD, is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine (IDGM), and the Emerging Pathogens Institute (EPI). Dr. Séraphin holds an AA in Biology from Miami Dade College (The Honors College), a BA in Biology and Sociology from the University of Miami, and an MPH from Boston University. After her MPH, she was the M&E Officer for a US-based non-profit organization with field offices in rural Haiti. In Haiti, Dr. Séraphin led the monitoring and evaluation of community-based HIV prevention programs and projects to improve maternal health and under-five nutritional outcomes. Dr. Séraphin returned to Florida to start a PhD program in Infectious Disease Epidemiology at the University of Florida (UF), where she graduated in 2016. She stayed on for postdoctoral training in tuberculosis epidemiology at EPI. Since 2019, Dr. Séraphin has been on the faculty in the Department of Medicine. She leads a research program focused on the public health genomics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Accomplishments

Best Poster Prize
2018 · 39th Congress of the European Society of Mycobacteriology
Most Outstanding Research Award
2016 · UF Department of Medicine Research Day
Outstanding Research Award
2013 · UF Public Health and Health Professions Research Fair

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2013,2015-2017,2017
PHC6001 Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health
2016
PHC6000 Epidemiology Methods I
2014-2015
PHC4101 Public Health Concepts
2022,2024
PHC6517 Public Health Concepts in Infectious Diseases

Research Profile

Areas of Interest
  • Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
  • Public Health Genomics
Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)

0000-0002-2120-6011

Publications

2023
Application of Phylodynamic Tools to Inform the Public Health Response to COVID-19: Qualitative Analysis of Expert Opinions
JMIR Formative Research. 7 [DOI] 10.2196/39409. [PMID] 36848460.
2021
Effect of mixed strain infections on clinical and epidemiological features of tuberculosis in Florida.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases. 87 [DOI] 10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104659. [PMID] 33276149.
2021
Optimal Testing Choice and Diagnostic Strategies for Latent Tuberculosis Infection Among US-Born People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 73(7):e2278-e2284 [DOI] 10.1093/cid/ciaa1135. [PMID] 32761083.
2019
Direct transmission of within-host Mycobacterium tuberculosis diversity to secondary cases can lead to variable between-host heterogeneity without de novo mutation: A genomic investigation
EBioMedicine. 47:293-300 [DOI] 10.1016/j.ebiom.2019.08.010. [PMID] 31420303.
2019
Timing of treatment interruption among latently infected tuberculosis cases treated with a nine-month course of daily isoniazid: findings from a time to event analysis
BMC Public Health. 19(1) [DOI] 10.1186/s12889-019-7524-4. [PMID] 31481046.
2018
Genetic diversity of drug and multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis circulating in Veracruz, Mexico.
PloS one. 13(3) [DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0193626. [PMID] 29543819.
2018
Genomic Investigation of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis Outbreak Involving Prison and Community Cases in Florida, United States.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 99(4):867-874 [DOI] 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0700. [PMID] 29987998.
2018
Socioeconomic Vulnerability and Sexually Transmitted Infection Among Pregnant Haitian Women.
Sexually transmitted diseases. 45(9):626-631 [DOI] 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000861. [PMID] 29697553.
2017
Association between Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineage and site of disease in Florida, 2009-2015.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases. 55:366-371 [DOI] 10.1016/j.meegid.2017.10.004. [PMID] 28993293.
2017
Childhood anemia in Rural Haiti: the potential role of community health workers.
Global health research and policy. 2 [DOI] 10.1186/s41256-016-0022-7. [PMID] 29202071.
2016
Spatiotemporal Clustering of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Genotypes in Florida: Genetic Diversity Segregated by Country of Birth.
PloS one. 11(4) [DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0153575. [PMID] 27093156.
2015
Determinants of institutional delivery among women of childbearing age in rural Haiti.
Maternal and child health journal. 19(6):1400-7 [DOI] 10.1007/s10995-014-1646-1. [PMID] 25418752.
2015
Is the Beijing strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis associated with cavitary lung disease?
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases. 33:1-5 [DOI] 10.1016/j.meegid.2015.04.012. [PMID] 25891279.
2015
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex transmission is not associated with recent immigration (≤5 years) in Florida.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases. 36:547-551 [DOI] 10.1016/j.meegid.2015.08.038. [PMID] 26325684.
2013
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Anemia among Children 6-59 Months Old in Haiti.
Anemia. 2013 [DOI] 10.1155/2013/502968. [PMID] 23555053.

Grants

Jul 2021 ACTIVE
Linking within- and between-host dynamics in tracking recent Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIAID
Jul 2021 ACTIVE
Together: Transforming and Translating Discovery to Improve Health
Role: Project Manager
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NCATS
Jul 2020 – Jun 2021
Institutional Career Development Core
Role: Project Manager
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NCATS
Jul 2019 – Jun 2020
Together: Transforming and Translating Discovery to Improve Health
Role: Other
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NCATS
Apr 2018 – Jul 2019
Together: Transforming and Translating Discovery to Improve Health
Role: Project Manager
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NCATS
Apr 2015 – Jun 2021
Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
Role: Project Manager
Funding: UF DIV OF SPONSORED RES MATCHING FUNDS
Sep 2011 – Sep 2021
TBESC: Prospective Comparison of the Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) vs. Interferon Gamma Release Assays (IGRAs) in Diagnosing Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI)
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: CTRS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

Education

PhD Epidemiology
2016 · University of Florida
MPH Epidemiology and International Health
2010 · Boston University School of Public Health
BA Biology and Sociology
2007 · University of Miami
AA Biology
2005 · Miami Dade College (The Honors College)

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 273-9584
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100289
GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
2055 MOWRY RD STE 250
GAINESVILLE FL 32610