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Research News
Josephine Elliot Clark-Curtiss: a lifetime of pioneering microbiology research
Dr. Josephine Clark-Curtiss, whose career spanned half a century, worked tirelessly to help mitigate the spread of dangerous infectious diseases. After a valiant personal battle against ovarian cancer, she passed…
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Rui Chen wins the early-stage investigator poster competition
Postdoctoral candidate Rui Chen won best research poster in the EPI Research Day 2023 Early-Stage Investigator Poster Competition. Her poster consisted of several interrelated projects, but her main research focused…
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Research day recap: responding to COVID in South Africa and Senegal
The Emerging Pathogens Institute’s annual Research Day event celebrates pathogens research and the people who work in this critical academic space. After three years of meeting virtually, the event was…
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Why viral variants in the vaccinated matter
A team of UF researchers were early advocates that people should be tested for COVID-19 and monitored for viral variants—regardless of their vaccination status.
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