The Department of Epidemiology is pleased to introduce our newest faculty members. Takis Benos, Ph.D., Professor, joins us from the Department of Computational and Systems Biology at the University of Pittsburgh. His background is in causal modeling; integrative analysis of big, biomedical data; gene expression regulation; advanced data modeling; and…
Lusine Yaghyjan, Ph.D., joined the Department of Epidemiology in 2013 as an Assistant Professor. She received her Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the University of Cincinnati and continued her research as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Washington University. Her areas of expertise include the epidemiology of breast cancer; mammographic breast density…
With the availability of large databases of electronic medical records, biomedical researchers have rich resources for studies that predict prognoses and treatment outcomes. Yet, prediction models, including those that employ artificial intelligence technology, can be prone to data bias that may produce inaccurate results and unintended harm.
Dr. Linda Cottler and Dr. Catherine Striley received recognition from the University of Florida for completing ten years of service. They both joined the University of Florida in the summer of 2011. Both have made mountainous contributions to the University of Florida and the Department of Epidemiology. Dr. Cottler was the…
When diagnostic tests for the heart were first created, scientists at the time did not fully consider that no two bodies are the same, especially between the sexes. According to University of Florida College of Nursing associate professor Jennifer Dungan, Ph.D., M.S.N., B.S.N, many of the current symptom profiles and…
With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorizing the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines for children as young as 6 months of age, UF Health pediatrics expert Sonja A. Rasmussen, M.D., discusses what parents should know about the shots.
Jerne Shapiro, MPH, Lecturer, was awarded the 2022 Champions for Change, Health and Well-Being award from the University of Florida Office of Sustainability. Winners of this award have shown significant contributions to the UF community in areas of sustainability or health and wellness. Ms. Shapiro was awarded for her contributions…
Lusine Yaghjyan, MD, MPH, Ph.D., was recently invited to serve as a standing member of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Cancer Biomarkers Study Section (CBSS), Center for Scientific Review (CSR). The CBSS CSR consists of 20-40 top-ranked scientists who review NIH applications on the discovery,…
Jerne Shapiro, MPH, Lecturer, received the 2022 Superior Accomplishment Award at the university level.
Linda Cottler, Ph.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.E., and Catherine Striley, Ph.D., M.S.W., were awarded the First Prize Winner of the Community Engagement Model that Bolsters Trust and Trustworthiness.
