Major: Public Health Minor: Health Promotion Hometown: Melbourne, FL Why major in public health? The public health major has opened my eyes to the limitless opportunities I have to pursue my passions of public health and medicine. This major introduces students to the endless possibilities we have to solve…
Dr. Andy Kane, Makyba Charles and his team collected seafood consumption data from “coastal, high-end consumers of Gulf seafood,” using a survey instrument that is detailed in the below validation study. This paper is part of a series of manuscripts that covers the risk assessment of Gulf seafood after…
Dr. Afsar Ali, Research Associate Professor for EGH and the Emerging Pathogens Institute, and Dr. Eric Nelson, Assistant Professor, were published in PNAS for their research in “Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae evolution and establishment of reservoirs in aquatic ecosystems.” In the article from EPI below, read more about his research and…
On February 18th, 2020, Dr. Anthony Maurelli’s research, “Chlamydial MreB Directs Cell Division and Peptidoglycan Synthesis in Escherichia coli in the Absence of FtsZ Activity,” was published in American Society for Microbiology’s mBio journal. Through the work done in his lab, Dr. Maurelli and his team were…
Dr. Andy Kane, Deputy Director for the Southeastern Coastal NIOSH Ag Center and Associate Professor and Director of the Aquatic Pathobiology Laboratory, visits House and Senate representatives to discuss opportunities to support workers engaged in agriculture, fisheries and forestry within the Center’s Southeast region. (February, 2020)…
On Thursday, January 30th, our very own microbiologist, Dr. John Lednicky, ran his first Reddit Ask Me Anything during the time of the Coronavirus outbreak. By the time the session ended, there were 650 likes and more than 150 comments…making it UF Research’s most active live AMA session to date!…
Johanzynn Gatewood, an MPH graduate of the College of Public Health, recently published the article "Social Media in Public Health: Strategies to Distill, Package, and Disseminate Public Health Research" in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. Learn more about her journey in the MPH program and her flourishing career as a Health Communications Specialist. The article can be read in its entirety here.
Mary Catherine Bertulfo, a 2015 graduate of UF's Master of Public Health program, was named the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) April Employee of the Month.
SHPEP 2019 Students! The Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) is a FREE summer enrichment program focused on improving access to information and resources for college students interested in…
On Friday June 21st, Dr. Michael Perri, Dean of the College of Public Health and Health Professions, announced that Dr. Tara Sabo-Attwood, Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental and Global Health, was awarded a University Term Professorship Award. Each academic year, 250 Term Professorships are distributed among…
