Catalina Lopez-Quintero, Ph.D., M.D., M.P.H., an assistant professor of epidemiology in the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions and UF College of Medicine, has received the National Award of Excellence in Research by a New Investigator from the National Hispanic Science Network. The award is presented in recognition…
Yan Wang, Ph.D., was recently selected as an Annals of Epidemiology Editorial Board member. As an Editorial Board member, Dr. Wang will serve two years reviewing 5-6 submitted manuscripts per year and advising on journal policy. Additional duties include attracting new authors and submissions, promoting the journal to their…
The University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions has appointed Mattia Prosperi, Ph.D., to a new leadership role within the college, associate dean for artificial intelligence and innovation.
Robert Cook, Ph.D., Professor, and Dr. Yan Wang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, in Epidemiology, were recently awarded a new $3.13 million new R01 grant from NIH’s National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) for their study entitled “Technology-based assessments and intervention to reduce alcohol consumption and improve HIV viral suppression…
Professor in Epidemiology and Associate Dean of AI and Innovation, Mattia Prosperi, Ph.D., and Professor in Biomedical Informatics and Chief Data Scientist, UF Health, Jiang Bian, Ph.D., were awarded the Syngenta North America Environmental Safety Strategic Science Enabling (ESSSE) initiative for 2023. This grant will support their study entitled “Twitter…
Adaeze Anamege Adaeze Anamege Mentor: Dr. Kelly Gurka What do you look forward to most as a future epidemiologist and your career in epidemiology? I am mostly looking forward to contributing to the health and well-being of women and children, especially in underserved areas in the US but mostly in…
The University of Florida has received $1.86 million in initial funding from the National Institutes of Health to create a network that engages researchers from diverse backgrounds in the All of Us Research Program. All of Us is an NIH program designed to advance precision medicine, an approach that takes into account individual factors…
The College of Public Health and Health Professions is proud to recognize 13 graduates with the 2022 Outstanding Alumni Awards. They will be recognized at a celebration on October 15 during PHHP Alumni Reunion. Two of our very own Epidemiology Alumni, Diana Rojas Alvarez, and Steve Gold were awarded the…
Mattia Prosperi, Ph.D., along with Dr. Marco Salemi, Ph.D., received the R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to build …
Rebecca Fisk-Hoffman, Ph.D. student, received funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (…
