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Infectious Disease

Research within the field of infectious disease at our college focuses on understanding the drivers of infectious disease transmission and the design and evaluation of interventions to prevent the spread of human and animal pathogens.

Research Projects in Infectious Disease

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Registry Melanoma Research Grant

Researchers

Leslie Dennis

Antibiotic Stewardship in Arizona Skilled Nursing Facilities

Researchers

Katherine (Kate) Ellingson

Building Local Operational Capacity for Prevention of COVID-19 (BLOC-COVID)

Researchers

Katherine (Kate) Ellingson

Prospective Cohort to Assess Novel and Repeated SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 Illness within a US State or Region

Researchers

Jeff Burgess, Katherine (Kate) Ellingson

Antibiotic Resistance and Use Patterns in Arizona’s Border Region and in Sonora, Mexico

Researchers

Katherine (Kate) Ellingson

Rapid Lateral Flow Assay for Rapid Diagnosis of Coccidioidomycosis to Reduce the Unnecessary Use of Antibacterial Drugs.

Researchers

Katherine (Kate) Ellingson

Antibiotic Resistance Patterns in Arizona Healthcare Facilities along the US-Mexico Border: Harnessing Data for Action and Advocacy

Researchers

Katherine (Kate) Ellingson

Combined Surface Sampling and Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment Modeling To Optimize Surface Cleaning For Targeted HAI Reduction

Researchers

Marc Verhougstraete, Katherine (Kate) Ellingson

Vulnerability of Climate and Vector-Borne Diseases

Researchers

Heidi Brown

Simulation Modeling of Public Health Interventions on Dengue Vector Abundance: Current and Future Estimates

Researchers

Heidi Brown

Towards Sustainable Antibiotic Stewardship in Arizona Nursing Homes

Researchers

Katherine (Kate) Ellingson

XStream: Controlled Laboratory Chamber Study of Antimicrobial Efficacy Over Long-Term Use

Researchers

Kelly Reynolds, Marc Verhougstraete

Kidenga Fever: Viral Social Marketing for a Participatory App to Track Emerging Pathogens

Researchers

Kacey Ernst

PetAirapy Pathogen Chamber Study

Researchers

Marc Verhougstraete

Enhancing Community Support of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions

Researchers

Kristen Pogreba-Brown, Kacey Ernst

Helicobacter pylori and Stomach Cancer supported by the Chapa Foundation

Researchers

Heidi Brown, Robin Harris

Adherence to latent TB infection among at-risk populations (TXT4MED)

Researchers

Melanie Bell, Lynn Gerald

Stress and Asthma in public schools

Researchers

Lynn Gerald

Feasibility of Latent TB screening among migrant farmworkers on the border

Researchers

Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions Public Health Emergency Program

Researchers

Kristen Pogreba-Brown, Kacey Ernst, Erika Austhof

Assessing the rate of dengue virus development in the mosquito Aedes aegypti supported by the UA Center for Insect Science

Researchers

Heidi Brown, Kacey Ernst

Transfer and Control of Infectious Microbes in Emergency Vehicles

Researchers

Kelly Reynolds

On the Edge: Dengue and Climate

Researchers

Kacey Ernst

Hepatitis A epidemiology in Arizona

Researchers

Kacey Ernst

Methods for Long-Term Follow-Up of HIV-Infected Patients

Researchers

Chengcheng Hu

Vitamin D exposure and upper respiratory infections in children in Africa

Researchers

Kacey Ernst

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