Immunology/Vaccination Science

Members

Daniel R Brown
Department: Department of Infectious Diseases & Immunology

Daniel R Brown

Associate Professor
Phone: (352) 294-4004
Joseph Larkin
Department: AG-MICROBIOLOGY – CELL SCI

Joseph Larkin

Associate Professor
Phone: (352) 846-6338
Luis R Martinez
Department: DN-ORAL BIOLOGY

Luis R Martinez PhD, MS, MBA

Associate Professor
Phone: (352) 273-8135
Borna Mehrad
Department: MD-PULMONARY MEDICINE

Borna Mehrad M.D.

Chief and Professor
Phone: (352) 273-8735
David W Pascual
Department: Department of Infectious Diseases & Immunology

David W Pascual

Professor
Phone: (352) 294-4104
Kathleen A Ryan
Department: MD-PEDS-INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Kathleen A Ryan M.D.

Professor Emeritus
Phone: (352) 294-8591
Megan L Stanifer
Department: Molecular Genetics & Microbiology

Megan L Stanifer

Assistant Professor
Phone: (352) 273-7533
Janet K Yamamoto
Department: Department of Comparative, Diagnostic & Population Medicine

Janet K Yamamoto PhD

Professor – Immunology and Director of LCIV-CA
Phone: (352) 294-4145

Research News

Marta Reguera Gómez wins the 2025 postdoctoral research poster competition

Marta Reguera Gómez, Ph.D., a postdoctoral associate at the UF College of Dentistry, won first place in the postdoctoral poster competition at EPI Research Day 2025.

Immune-boosting therapy helps honey bees resist deadly viruses

Scientists have successfully tested a novel way of boosting honey bees’ immune systems to help them fend off deadly viruses, which have contributed to the major losses of the critical…

UF-led study explores differences in Covid-19 severity internationally

Compared with the U.S., why are some countries less affected by COVID-19? A UF researcher leads a team looking for answers in Africa. “If we can learn what can protect…

UF researchers scour coronavirus studies for clues to a future shared with Covid-19

UF researchers sifted through several thousand studies on human coronaviruses related to the novel SARS-CoV-2 which causes COVID-19, with the goal of learning from the past to help shape the…