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Research Areas Overview

Virology

Members

Benjamin Anderson
Department: Department of Environmental and Global Health

Benjamin Anderson

Assistant Professor and PhD Program Director | Associate Director, One Health Center of Excellence
Phone: (352) 273-9572
Steeve Boulant
Department: Molecular Genetics & Microbiology

Steeve Boulant

Associate Professor
Phone: (352) 273-7534
Robert L Cook
Department: Department of Epidemiology

Robert L Cook M.D., M.P.H.

Professor
Phone: (352) 273-5869
Z H Fan
Department: EG-MECHANICAL – AEROSPACE ENG

Z H Fan

Distinguished Professor
Phone: (352) 846-3021
Melissa K Jones
Department: AG-MICROBIOLOGY – CELL SCI

Melissa K Jones

AST Professor
Phone: (352) 392-5923
Stephanie Karst
Department: Molecular Genetics & Microbiology

Stephanie Karst

Professor
Phone: (352) 273-5627
John Lednicky
Department: Department of Environmental and Global Health

John Lednicky

Research Professor
Phone: (352) 273-9204
Maureen T Long
Department: Department of Comparative, Diagnostic & Population Medicine

Maureen T Long

Professor (Emeritus); EPI Associate Director For Research Resources
Phone: (352) 294-8305
Carla N Mavian
Department: MD-PATHOLOGY-GENERAL

Carla N Mavian

Assistant Professor; EPI Associate Director for International Relations and Surveillance
Phone: (352) 273-5702
Julie M Moore
Department: Department of Infectious Diseases & Immunology

Julie M Moore

Professor
Phone: (352) 294-4111
J. Glenn Morris
Department: RE-EMERGING PATHOGENS

J. Glenn Morris M.D., M.P.H. & T.M.

Professor; EPI Associate Director of Research Initiatives
Phone: (352) 273-7008
Brittany Rife Magalis
Department: MD-PATHOLOGY-GENERAL

Brittany Rife Magalis

Assistant Professor
Phone: (352) 273-5759
Libin Rong
Department: LS-MATHEMATICS

Libin Rong

CHAIR & PROF
Phone: (352) 294-5770
Kuttichantran Subramaniam
Department: Department of Infectious Diseases & Immunology

Kuttichantran Subramaniam

Associate Professor; EPI Director of the Aquatic Pathobiology Lab and EPI Director of the High-Throughput Sequencing Core
Phone: (352) 273-5202
Apichai Tuanyok
Department: Department of Infectious Diseases & Immunology

Apichai Tuanyok

Associate Professor
Phone: (352) 294-8269
Amy Y Vittor
Department: MD-INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Amy Y Vittor MD, PhD

Associate Professor
Phone: (352) 294-5481
Drew A Westmoreland
Department: Department of Epidemiology

Drew A Westmoreland MSPH, PhD

Assistant Professor
Phone: (352) 294-5945

Research News

Rabies in Florida: What to know

Florida is one of the 49 of 50 U.S. states with local rabies transmission. Rabies is an acute viral infection that is transmitted to humans by a bite or by…

Illustration depicting rabies and its virus. Large text reads "Rabies Virus". A veterinarian in blue scrubs vaccinates a tan dog, while a person checks another dog, and two children watch. A magnified virus and a brain with virus particles are visible in circular frames. Vials of vaccine are on a nearby cart.

Dengue in Florida: What to know

Florida typically sees increased dengue transmission compared to other states in the U.S. Female mosquitoes transmit this most common mosquito-borne disease in tropical and subtropical regions across the globe.

Printed diagnosis on blue background and medical composition. On the table obscuring the rest of the text are a stethoscope, pills and syringe.
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