The Maurelli lab attended the Chlamydia Basic Research Society (CBRS) meeting in the beautiful city of Seattle, Washington, March 18-21. This biennial conference began in 2003 and is the premier venue for Chlamydia scientists from across the globe to exchange their latest results. Presentations in the form of short talks and posters…
The University of Florida International Center awarded Dr. Eric Coker, an EGH professor, a competitive fellowship in the Global Fellows Program. This program promotes and supports faculty conducting research with an international reach. As a fellow, Dr. Coker will be mentored by Dr. Sarah McKune, who has significant…
Dr. Song Liang, an associate professor at the Department of Environmental & Global Health, has been invited to join the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Guidelines Development Group (GDG) as an advisor. The GDG is in the process of developing guidelines on the implementation of control and elimination of…
A new study from the laboratory of Dr. Anthony Maurelli (Department of Environmental and Global Health and University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute [UF-EPI]) has traced the origin of dangerous new strains of bacteria that present new threats to public health. Bacteria of the genus Shigella are the causative agents…
The research team, led by Dr. Anthony Maurelli, of the Department of Environmental and Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, that resolved the 60-year-old Chlamydia anomaly has solved another long-standing mystery of this important bacterial pathogen. Chlamydia trachomatis is the leading cause of bacteria sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United…
Environmental and Global Health student, Marissa Valentine King, was recognized by the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice for the Students Who Rocked Public Health 2017. This is the second year that students contributions to the Public Health field were recognized by the publication. Valentine King, a PhD candidate,…
From Africa to Bangladesh and Cambodia to Haiti, research faculty in the department of environmental and global health are conducting projects all over the world. Read more about their work in the department's summer newsletter.
A new technique honed by University of Florida scientists can track rapid molecular changes that occur in cholera strains during epidemics and researchers hope the genetic analysis will help stamp out such outbreaks.
