Marie N Séraphin

Marie N Séraphin, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department: Department of Epidemiology
Business Phone: (352) 273-9584

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About Marie N Séraphin

Marie Nancy Séraphin, MPH, PhD, is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine (IDGM), and the Emerging Pathogens Institute (EPI). Dr. Séraphin holds an AA in Biology from Miami Dade College (The Honors College), a BA in Biology and Sociology from the University of Miami, and an MPH from Boston University. After her MPH, she was the M&E Officer for a US-based non-profit organization with field offices in rural Haiti. In Haiti, Dr. Séraphin led the monitoring and evaluation of community-based HIV prevention programs and projects to improve maternal health and under-five nutritional outcomes. Dr. Séraphin returned to Florida to start a PhD program in Infectious Disease Epidemiology at the University of Florida (UF), where she graduated in 2016. She stayed on for postdoctoral training in tuberculosis epidemiology at EPI. Since 2019, Dr. Séraphin has been on the faculty in the Department of Medicine. She leads a research program focused on the public health genomics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Accomplishments

  1. Best Poster Prize

    39th Congress of the European Society of Mycobacteriology

  2. Most Outstanding Research Award

    UF Department of Medicine Research Day

  3. Outstanding Research Award

    UF Public Health and Health Professions Research Fair

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

  1. PHC6001 – Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  2. PHC6000 – Epidemiology Methods I

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  3. PHC4101 – Public Health Concepts

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  4. PHC6517 – Public Health Concepts in Infectious Diseases

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  5. PHC6971 – Research for Master’s Thesis

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

Research Profile

My research interests are in global health, and infectious disease genomic epidemiology. Within this framework, my group examines population movement patterns and pathogen genotype profiles to elucidate infectious disease spread within and across communities. My lab’s primary contribution is the development and application of study design and statistical analysis methods to investigate social determinants influencing pathogen transmission dynamics.

Areas of Interest

  • Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
  • Public Health Genomics

Publications

Academic Articles

Grants

  1. VIDAS TB-IGRA CT2

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    BIOMERIEUX
  2. Linking within- and between-host dynamics in tracking recent Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission

    Active

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NIAID
  3. Together: Transforming and Translating Discovery to Improve Health

    Role:
    Project Manager
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NCATS
  4. Institutional Career Development Core

    Role:
    Project Manager
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NCATS
  5. Together: Transforming and Translating Discovery to Improve Health

    Role:
    Other
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NCATS
  6. Together: Transforming and Translating Discovery to Improve Health

    Role:
    Project Manager
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NCATS
  7. Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)

    Role:
    Project Manager
    Funding:
    UF DIV OF SPONSORED RES MATCHING FUNDS
  8. TBESC: Prospective Comparison of the Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) vs. Interferon Gamma Release Assays (IGRAs) in Diagnosing Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI)

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    CTRS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

Education

  1. PhD Epidemiology

    University of Florida

  2. MPH Epidemiology and International Health

    Boston University School of Public Health

  3. BA Biology and Sociology

    University of Miami

  4. AA Biology

    Miami Dade College (The Honors College)

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 273-9584
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100289
GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
2055 MOWRY RD STE 250
GAINESVILLE FL 32610