A University of Florida research team is playing its part to stop the global HIV epidemic, applying the power of artificial intelligence to medical records to uncover patterns of risk and bias that have left some patients in Florida with poor access to today’s effective treatments — so effective that HIV…
Can you share the most meaningful award or achievement you received during your time, and why it was so important to you? I think that the achievement that meant the most to me was the work I was able to do during the Covid-19 pandemic. I served as the campus…
With a $3.2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), investigators from the newly NCI-designated UF Health Cancer Center and the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center will work to close evidence gaps in lung cancer care delivery. Over the five-year project, the team will examine the effectiveness of imaging surveillance…
Mark Britton, a Ph.D. student mentored by Dr. Robert Cook, was selected to receive a UF Graduate Student Council travel award for his attendance at the Research Society on Alcohol Annual Meeting. He presented a poster for his study entitled “Pre-Intervention Drinks/Month and HIV Serostatus Interactively Predict Memory Change After…
Michael Aaron Sy Program: Ph.D. in epidemiology Project: Sy will investigate the use of AI coupled with next generation pathogen genomic sequencing to detect antimicrobial resistance among patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Findings could guide drug treatment decisions and improve health outcomes. Mentors: Panayiotis (Takis) Benos, Ph.D., William Bushnell…
Christian Conger Christian Conger Mentors: Dr. Linda Cottler What do you look forward to most as a future epidemiologist and your career in epidemiology? As a future epidemiologist, I most look forward to contributing to interventions that bring lasting positive change on the world. Ever since I was young, I…
“If you believe it, you can achieve it,” reflects Shantrel Canidate, M.P.H., Ph.D., an assistant professor in the department of epidemiology in the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions and associate director for outreach and community partnerships at the Emerging Pathogens Institute. This past spring, Canidate was…
The University of Florida health colleges hosted dozens of undergraduate students from across the country for this year’s Summer Health Professions Education Program, or SHPEP. The free, six-week program is focused on improving access to career information and resources as well as strengthening academic proficiency and career development of students…
National HIV Testing Day, held annually on June 27, encourages people to get tested for HIV, know their status and get linked to care and treatment. “Regular HIV testing is important because it can keep individuals and their partners healthy,” said Shantrel Canidate, Ph.D., M.P.H., an assistant professor in the…
Shantrel Canidate, Ph.D., MPH, a social and behavioral epidemiologist and health equity researcher, joins the institute’s leadership team as the EPI Associate Director for Outreach and Community Partnerships. This role is dedicated to nurturing the internal relationships between multiple UF units, identifying opportunities for external partnerships and fostering research collaboration…
