Department Of Epidemiology

The authors propose a framework for building research capacity at the individual, institutional, network and national levels.

Dr. Xinguang "Jim" Chen has been named the executive editor-in-chief of the journal Global Health Research and Policy.

HealthStreet brings its innovative model of community engagement to Putnam and Union counties, thanks to a new $300,000 grant from the Florida Blue Foundation.

Researchers in the department of epidemiology search for answers to stop cancer -- before it starts.

Dr. Linda B. Cottler and Dr. Sara Jo Nixon will lead UF's participation in a landmark study of the effect of substance use on the developing brain.

Dr. Linda Cottler is the recipient of the Special Award for Outstanding Contributions Through Systemic Epidemiologic Approaches to Improving Health from the American College of Epidemiology.

Melissa Hall and Dyanne Herrera were recognized at UF’s Outstanding Young Alumni Awards ceremony.

Dr. Thomas Pearson and colleagues reported the health outcomes associated with a communitywide cardiovascular risk reduction program in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Margo Klar, a doctoral student in the department of epidemiology, will conduct feasibility testing of a ceramic umbilical cord cutting device she created for use in low-resource countries.

Dr. Ron Shorr of the department of epidemiology conducts aging research and still finds time to play jazz guitar for his band Bella Luna.