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Dr. Vittor’s Research on Emergent Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus

  Research on emergent eastern equine encephalitis virus in Darien, Panama in collaboration with the Gorgas Memorial Institute (GMI), Panama   South American eastern equine encephalitis virus (family Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus) typically does not cause disease in humans. In 2010, however, there was an outbreak in the Darien that…

Welcome to our 2015 Infectious Diseases Fellows

The Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program provides strong training in a dynamic academic environment with opportunities in the usual clinical arena and research and on the field experiences. Request Information for Fellowship Program Name* E-mail* Address Do you have any preferred area of interest?…

Haiti Biosafety Lab Grand Opening

On Wednesday, April 23 2014, the University of Florida inaugurated the new Biosafety Level 3 lab in Haiti. The 1,500-square-foot facility will be used to the train researchers to better understand and fight tuberculosis in Haiti. Researchers that will be trained in this new BSL-3 lab will be…