2023 – 2025 Cohort Graduation » Division of Infectious Diseases & Global Medicine » College of Medicine

We had a very successful graduation event on Friday, June 6^th, 2025, for our graduating Fellows – Isha Shrimanker, Minu Abraham, Veronika Kholodovych, and Liliana Moreira Franco. Over 35 people came out to celebrate our second years, including alumni, family members, and faculty/staff (some over Zoom!) Two of our incoming Fellows and several alumni were able to join!

Congratulations!!! We will miss you!

The Infectious Diseases class of 2025 (who attended the program from 2023 - 2025) are standing in a line of 4. They are all female. From left to right stands Isha Shrimanker (with brown skin, brown hair, brown eyes, and a blue and white floral dress); Minu Abraham (with black hair, brown skin, clear framed glasses, a blue and white striped dress with a white short cardigan); Veronika Kholodovych (with blonde hair, brown eyes, large gold hoops in her ears, and a hot pink jumpsuit); and Liliana Moreira Franco (with black hair, brown eyes, and a long navy blue dress). They are all smiling at the camera.

The Infectious Diseases class of 2025 (who attended the program from 2023 – 2025). From left to right stands Isha Shrimanker, Minu Abraham, Veronika Kholodovych, and Liliana Moreira Franco.

Minu Abraham is leaning to the right to accept a picture frame graduation gift with photos of the Infectious Diseases cohorts from 2022-2024 and 2023-2025, from Dr. Vidhu Kariyawasam, who is giving a speech highlighting Minu's achievements during the Fellowship program. Dr. Gautam Kalyatanda, the University of Florida's Infectious Diseases Program Director, stands a few feet off to the right, and is looking towards Dr. Kariyasam and Dr. Abraham and smiling. There are blue and orange balloons and an orange tablecloth in the background as decoration. Dr. Abraham is wearing a blue and white dress with brown heels and a white cardigan. She has black hair, brown skin, brown eyes, and is wearing clear glasses. Dr. Kariyawasam is wearing a navy blue dress with floral print and black shoes. She has brown skin, black hair, and brown eyes. Dr. Kalyatanda has brown skin, black and gray hair, and is wearing a light blue collared shirt, blue jeans, and brown shoes.

On the left, Dr. Minu Abraham is featured here accepting a picture frame graduation gift with photos of the Infectious Diseases cohorts from 2022-2024 and 2023-2025 and a “word cloud” describing Dr. Abraham in the middle. Dr. Vidhu Kariyawasam, is giving a speech highlighting Minu’s achievements during the Fellowship program and handing off the gift. Dr. Gautam Kalyatanda, the University of Florida’s Infectious Diseases Program Director, stands a few feet off to the right, looking on.

Dr. Isha Shrimanker is posing and smiling with her framed diploma and a small achievement plaque and a silver gator figure on it. Dr. Asmita Gupte stands holding a picture frame graduation gift for Dr. Shrimanker with photos of the Infectious Diseases cohorts from 2022-2024 and 2023-2025. Dr. Gautam Kalyatanda, the University of Florida's Infectious Diseases Program Director, stands a few feet off to the right, and is looking towards Dr. Gupte and Dr. Shrimanker and smiling. There are blue and orange balloons and an orange tablecloth in the background as decoration.

Dr. Shrimanker is wearing a blue and white floral dress with brown heels. She has brown hair, brown skin, and brown eyes. Dr. Gupte is wearing blank pants and a black jacket with a blue and brown patterned shirt and a smart watch with a pink band, and brown sandals. She has brown skin, black hair, and brown eyes. Dr. Kalyatanda has brown skin, black and gray hair, and is wearing a light blue collared shirt, blue jeans, and brown shoes.

On the left is Dr. Isha Shrimanker posing and smiling with her framed diploma and an achievement plaque. Dr. Asmita Gupte stands next to her, in the center, holding a picture frame graduation gift for Dr. Shrimanker. Dr. Gautam Kalyatanda, the University of Florida’s Infectious Diseases Program Director, stands a few feet off to the right, and is looking on smiling.

Dr. Liliana Franco Moriera is posing and smiling with her framed diploma. Dr. Norman Beatty stands holding a picture frame graduation gift for Dr. Franco Moriera with photos of the Infectious Diseases cohorts from 2022-2024 and 2023-2025. Dr. Gary Wang, the Infectious Diseases Division Chief, stands holding a plaque for research achievement, and is giving a speech about Dr. Franco Moriera's research achievements during her time in the program. Dr. Gautam Kalyatanda, the University of Florida's Infectious Diseases Program Director, stands a few feet off to the right, and is looking towards Dr. Wang and smiling. There are blue and orange balloons and an orange tablecloth in the background as decoration.

Dr. Franco Moreira is wearing a black dress with black heels. She has black hair, brown skin, and brown eyes. Dr. Beatty is wearing a gray collared scrub jacket, blue scrub pants, and gray running shoes. He has white skin, brown eyes, and a shaved head. Dr. Wang is wearing a blue and white striped collared shirt, black pants, and black shoes, with a black watch. He has light skin and a shaved head. Dr. Kalyatanda has brown skin, black and gray hair, and is wearing a light blue collared shirt, blue jeans, and brown shoes.

Dr. Liliana Franco Moriera is posing and smiling with her framed diploma. Dr. Norman Beatty stands holding a picture frame graduation gift for her with photos of the Infectious Diseases cohorts from 2022-2024 and 2023-2025. Dr. Gary Wang, the Infectious Diseases Division Chief, stands holding a plaque for our Fellowship research achievement, and is giving a speech about Dr. Franco Moriera’s research work during her time in the program. Dr. Gautam Kalyatanda, the University of Florida’s Infectious Diseases Program Director, stands a few feet off to the right.

Dr. Veronika Kholodovych a is looking off to the right and smiling with her framed diploma. Dr. Jennifer Janelle, Associate Program Director, stands holding a picture frame graduation gift for Dr. Kholodovych with photos of the Infectious Diseases cohorts from 2022-2024 and 2023-2025 and is talking about Dr. Kholodovych's time and achievements in the program. Dr. Gautam Kalyatanda, the University of Florida's Infectious Diseases Program Director, stands a few feet off to the right, and is looking towards Dr. Kholodovych and Janelle smiling. There are blue and orange balloons and an orange tablecloth in the background as decoration.

Dr. Kholodovych is wearing a hot pink jumpsuit and black heels. She has blonde hair, white skin, and brown eyes. Dr. Jennifer Janelle is wearing a pink, navy, light blue, and purple floral pattern dress. She has white skin, blue eyes, andshoulder length brown hair. Dr. Kalyatanda has brown skin, black and gray hair, and is wearing a light blue collared shirt, blue jeans, and brown shoes.

Dr. Veronika Kholodovych stands with her framed diploma. Dr. Jennifer Janelle, Associate Program Director, stands holding a picture frame graduation gift for Dr. Kholodovych and is talking about Dr. Kholodovych’s time and achievements in the program. Dr. Gautam Kalyatanda, the University of Florida’s Infectious Diseases Program Director, stands a few feet off to the right.

This picture shows a Publix cake that says "Congratulations Minu Isha Liliana Veronika". IT is white with smoothed icing in the middle and patterned icing on the edges. The writing on the cake is pink icing. There are raspberries lining the edge of the cake.

Dr. Vidhu Kariyawasam had a cake custom-made for our Fellows!

This picture shows two cakes that Dr. Gautama Kalyatanda, the Fellowship Program Director, baked for the graduating fellows. The cakes are brown with cream-colored icing, chopped nuts, and sliced oranges. They sit on white plates with white doilies on a brown granite counter.

Dr. Gautama Kalyatanda, the Fellowship Program Director, is an excellent baker, and enjoys baking cakes for the Fellows’ graduation and other events. Here are two he baked for the graduating fellows!