On September 8th, both new and continuing Epidemiology PhD students gathered together to welcome the new cohort of doctoral students and to celebrate their diversity. An array of foods were served from various continents in the “Epi Kitchen” such as: Chinese spicy cold dish, and dumplings; Korean inarizushi; Albanian lima…
On August 17th, the Department of Epidemiology hosted the largest (and most fun) new student orientation ever, with 93 attendees. Faculty, staff, and current students all welcomed the 9 new PhD, 6 new MSE, and 27 new MPH students. We are excited to welcome this new cohort and look forward…
Clinical Assistant Professor in Epidemiology Dr. Catalina Lopez-Quintero has received a K01 award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to investigate drug use-related disparities among Hispanics by exploring the complex interactions between socio-cultural, neurocognitive, and drug use-related factors and potential mechanisms explaining drug use trajectories and outcomes. K…
Two first year Epidemiology PhD students, Shannan Rich and Veronica Richards, won best poster for Phylogenetic Inference at the 23rd International Workshop on Virus Evolution and Molecular Epidemiology (VEME2018) in Berlin, Germany. VEME 2018 was in part organized by Epidemiology Associate Professor and Preeminence Faculty, Mattia Prosperi, MEng, PhD,…
Dr. Robert L. Cook, Professor of Epidemiology and Director of the Southern HIV Alcohol Research Consortium (SHARC) and Director of the SHARC Center for Translational HIV Research together with Dr. Robert Leeman, and Dr. Robert Lucero, are pleased to announce that they have received a National Institute of Alcohol…
As of the summer 2018 graduation season, the Department of Epidemiology has graduated 30 doctoral students! Since the department’s founding in 2011, 100% of the program’s graduates have secured employment or further education pertaining to the field of Epidemiology upon graduation. We look forward to welcoming the departments’ largest…
The College of Public Health and Health Professions is pleased to announce the PHHP Outstanding Alumni for 2018. They will be honored at a ceremony during the college’s alumni reunion on September 8.
Director of the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) Division of Loan Repayment (LRP), Ericka Boone, Ph.D, came to the University of Florida as part of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute’s (CTSI) 2018 Research Day. Dr. Boone’s keynote presentation was on the LRP initiative at the NIH. She is…
The Southern HIV Alcohol Research Consortium (SHARC), located at the University of Florida, has received a $2.6 million grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) to support its research and training activities aimed at improving HIV-related outcomes among Florida residents. Florida has the…
Linda Cottler, PhD, MPH, FACE, Associate Dean for Research and Planning for the College of Public Health and Health Professions and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology has recently been elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS). This association…
