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The Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases at @YaleSPH. Posting about research, news, and all things infectious disease epidemiology 👩🔬🦠🔬🌎
Through SEWARTH, launched with the Govt. of Uttar Pradesh & AIIMS Gorakhpur, his team built one of the region’s first Health & Demographic Surveillance Systems, reaching 13K+ households. The initiative centers community voices to drive solutions like tackling maternal anemia.
October 17, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Through SEWARTH, launched with the Govt. of Uttar Pradesh & AIIMS Gorakhpur, his team built one of the region’s first Health & Demographic Surveillance Systems, reaching 13K+ households. The initiative centers community voices to drive solutions like tackling maternal anemia.
For nearly 20 years, Yale EMD Assistant Professor Brian Wahl has worked to reduce pneumonia & diarrhea—the leading killers of kids under 5—by partnering with communities in South Asia.
October 17, 2025 at 2:29 AM
For nearly 20 years, Yale EMD Assistant Professor Brian Wahl has worked to reduce pneumonia & diarrhea—the leading killers of kids under 5—by partnering with communities in South Asia.
We're thrilled to welcome Prof Joia Mukherjee from Harvard Medical School and Partners in Health to EMD Seminar talking to our students about the future of global health: "The Key is to know where we're going: toward justice and human dignity."
#globalhealth @yalesph.bsky.social
#globalhealth @yalesph.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
We're thrilled to welcome Prof Joia Mukherjee from Harvard Medical School and Partners in Health to EMD Seminar talking to our students about the future of global health: "The Key is to know where we're going: toward justice and human dignity."
#globalhealth @yalesph.bsky.social
#globalhealth @yalesph.bsky.social
Thrilled to welcome Dr. Lynn Sosa, EMD Faculty Member and Director of Infectious Disease and State Epidemiologist at the CT Dept of Public Health, to EMD Seminar, talking about the hard work DPH does everyday on measles, TB, botulism, and many other diseases! #publichealth @yalesph.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Thrilled to welcome Dr. Lynn Sosa, EMD Faculty Member and Director of Infectious Disease and State Epidemiologist at the CT Dept of Public Health, to EMD Seminar, talking about the hard work DPH does everyday on measles, TB, botulism, and many other diseases! #publichealth @yalesph.bsky.social
🎉✨👏 Welcome to a new academic year in the Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases at the Yale School of Public Health! We’re excited to continue learning, collaborating, and advancing public health together.
September 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
🎉✨👏 Welcome to a new academic year in the Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases at the Yale School of Public Health! We’re excited to continue learning, collaborating, and advancing public health together.
🔬 24 Hours to Save AIDS Research
📅 Sept 16 | 11:00 ET → Sept 17 | 11:00 ET
For 40+ years, HIV/AIDS research has saved tens of millions of lives. Now, funding cuts threaten to undo that progress.
On Sept 16, scientists, researchers & advocates worldwide will gather for 24 hours....
📅 Sept 16 | 11:00 ET → Sept 17 | 11:00 ET
For 40+ years, HIV/AIDS research has saved tens of millions of lives. Now, funding cuts threaten to undo that progress.
On Sept 16, scientists, researchers & advocates worldwide will gather for 24 hours....
September 2, 2025 at 12:59 AM
🔬 24 Hours to Save AIDS Research
📅 Sept 16 | 11:00 ET → Sept 17 | 11:00 ET
For 40+ years, HIV/AIDS research has saved tens of millions of lives. Now, funding cuts threaten to undo that progress.
On Sept 16, scientists, researchers & advocates worldwide will gather for 24 hours....
📅 Sept 16 | 11:00 ET → Sept 17 | 11:00 ET
For 40+ years, HIV/AIDS research has saved tens of millions of lives. Now, funding cuts threaten to undo that progress.
On Sept 16, scientists, researchers & advocates worldwide will gather for 24 hours....
Urgent action is needed to improve cancer care for refugees & displaced people in crisis-affected MENA region. Check out the scoping review protocol by Anne Havlik, Dr. Kaveh Khoshnood & Yale colleagues mapping interventions & gaps in literature!
#PublicHealth
Read more: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#PublicHealth
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August 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Urgent action is needed to improve cancer care for refugees & displaced people in crisis-affected MENA region. Check out the scoping review protocol by Anne Havlik, Dr. Kaveh Khoshnood & Yale colleagues mapping interventions & gaps in literature!
#PublicHealth
Read more: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#PublicHealth
Read more: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Fogarty International Center at NIH is named for Congressman John Fogarty (Rhode Island), a tireless advocate for global public health who famously said.
"Just as disease knows no national boundaries, so also the benefits of medical research and indeed research itself can know no boundaries."
"Just as disease knows no national boundaries, so also the benefits of medical research and indeed research itself can know no boundaries."
August 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Fogarty International Center at NIH is named for Congressman John Fogarty (Rhode Island), a tireless advocate for global public health who famously said.
"Just as disease knows no national boundaries, so also the benefits of medical research and indeed research itself can know no boundaries."
"Just as disease knows no national boundaries, so also the benefits of medical research and indeed research itself can know no boundaries."
Yale School of Public Health & Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases Faculty member Emeritus Professor Durland Fish is now based in Florida, where he continues his research on how mosquito vectors contribute to viral illnesses caused by West Nile Virus and other emerging viruses.
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July 9, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Yale School of Public Health & Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases Faculty member Emeritus Professor Durland Fish is now based in Florida, where he continues his research on how mosquito vectors contribute to viral illnesses caused by West Nile Virus and other emerging viruses.
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5/5
🛑 Action Needed
The President’s FY26 budget proposes a 38% cut to NIH.
📢 Join >435 orgs & 2,000 people urging Congress to reject it.
Sign the Research!America community letter by June 3, 5 p.m. ET 👇
Org sign-on: lnkd.in/egdNy4ZX
Individual: lnkd.in/eGPRjtCM
#Advocacy #FundScience
🛑 Action Needed
The President’s FY26 budget proposes a 38% cut to NIH.
📢 Join >435 orgs & 2,000 people urging Congress to reject it.
Sign the Research!America community letter by June 3, 5 p.m. ET 👇
Org sign-on: lnkd.in/egdNy4ZX
Individual: lnkd.in/eGPRjtCM
#Advocacy #FundScience
May 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
5/5
🛑 Action Needed
The President’s FY26 budget proposes a 38% cut to NIH.
📢 Join >435 orgs & 2,000 people urging Congress to reject it.
Sign the Research!America community letter by June 3, 5 p.m. ET 👇
Org sign-on: lnkd.in/egdNy4ZX
Individual: lnkd.in/eGPRjtCM
#Advocacy #FundScience
🛑 Action Needed
The President’s FY26 budget proposes a 38% cut to NIH.
📢 Join >435 orgs & 2,000 people urging Congress to reject it.
Sign the Research!America community letter by June 3, 5 p.m. ET 👇
Org sign-on: lnkd.in/egdNy4ZX
Individual: lnkd.in/eGPRjtCM
#Advocacy #FundScience
2/5
We're working to:
🔹 Prevent childhood respiratory & diarrheal diseases
🔹 Address climate-driven vector illnesses
🔹 Prevent opioid overdoses
🔹 Combat antimicrobial resistance
🔹 Prevent cervical cancer
🔹 Respond to humanitarian crises & track new infections
🔹 Accelerate adoption of best practices
We're working to:
🔹 Prevent childhood respiratory & diarrheal diseases
🔹 Address climate-driven vector illnesses
🔹 Prevent opioid overdoses
🔹 Combat antimicrobial resistance
🔹 Prevent cervical cancer
🔹 Respond to humanitarian crises & track new infections
🔹 Accelerate adoption of best practices
May 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
2/5
We're working to:
🔹 Prevent childhood respiratory & diarrheal diseases
🔹 Address climate-driven vector illnesses
🔹 Prevent opioid overdoses
🔹 Combat antimicrobial resistance
🔹 Prevent cervical cancer
🔹 Respond to humanitarian crises & track new infections
🔹 Accelerate adoption of best practices
We're working to:
🔹 Prevent childhood respiratory & diarrheal diseases
🔹 Address climate-driven vector illnesses
🔹 Prevent opioid overdoses
🔹 Combat antimicrobial resistance
🔹 Prevent cervical cancer
🔹 Respond to humanitarian crises & track new infections
🔹 Accelerate adoption of best practices
🥳📢 Introducing the EMD Postdoc Spotlight series!
Dr. Morgan Goheen is a postdoctoral fellow in the Parikh and Bei Labs, whose research investigates the impact of human antimalarials ingested by mosquitoes feeding on people taking these drugs, parasite development, and selection within the vector.
Dr. Morgan Goheen is a postdoctoral fellow in the Parikh and Bei Labs, whose research investigates the impact of human antimalarials ingested by mosquitoes feeding on people taking these drugs, parasite development, and selection within the vector.
May 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
🥳📢 Introducing the EMD Postdoc Spotlight series!
Dr. Morgan Goheen is a postdoctoral fellow in the Parikh and Bei Labs, whose research investigates the impact of human antimalarials ingested by mosquitoes feeding on people taking these drugs, parasite development, and selection within the vector.
Dr. Morgan Goheen is a postdoctoral fellow in the Parikh and Bei Labs, whose research investigates the impact of human antimalarials ingested by mosquitoes feeding on people taking these drugs, parasite development, and selection within the vector.
In honor of Hepatitis Awareness Month and Hepatitis Testing Day on May 19, we’re proud to share an insightful article by Yiyun (Patricia) Pan, MPH/MBA, a recent graduate of the Yale School of Public Health and Yale School of Management.
🔗 Read her full article here: lnkd.in/ehxReXUu
🔗 Read her full article here: lnkd.in/ehxReXUu
May 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
In honor of Hepatitis Awareness Month and Hepatitis Testing Day on May 19, we’re proud to share an insightful article by Yiyun (Patricia) Pan, MPH/MBA, a recent graduate of the Yale School of Public Health and Yale School of Management.
🔗 Read her full article here: lnkd.in/ehxReXUu
🔗 Read her full article here: lnkd.in/ehxReXUu
🥳📢 Student Spotlight Alert!
Afeez Sodeinde, a PhD student in the Vogels and Grubaugh Labs, studies how dengue evolves and how Wolbachia impacts the virus. His work shows that we need tailored vector control strategies, not one-size-fits-all.
👉 Learn more here: medicine.yale.edu/news-article...
Afeez Sodeinde, a PhD student in the Vogels and Grubaugh Labs, studies how dengue evolves and how Wolbachia impacts the virus. His work shows that we need tailored vector control strategies, not one-size-fits-all.
👉 Learn more here: medicine.yale.edu/news-article...
May 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🥳📢 Student Spotlight Alert!
Afeez Sodeinde, a PhD student in the Vogels and Grubaugh Labs, studies how dengue evolves and how Wolbachia impacts the virus. His work shows that we need tailored vector control strategies, not one-size-fits-all.
👉 Learn more here: medicine.yale.edu/news-article...
Afeez Sodeinde, a PhD student in the Vogels and Grubaugh Labs, studies how dengue evolves and how Wolbachia impacts the virus. His work shows that we need tailored vector control strategies, not one-size-fits-all.
👉 Learn more here: medicine.yale.edu/news-article...
🥳📢 Student Spotlight Alert!
Meet Nicole Feriancek, a PhD student in the Vogels and Grubaugh Labs, sequencing over 3,000 West Nile virus samples in Connecticut. Her work tracks how the virus spreads and evolves across the state.
👉 Learn more here: medicine.yale.edu/news-article...
Meet Nicole Feriancek, a PhD student in the Vogels and Grubaugh Labs, sequencing over 3,000 West Nile virus samples in Connecticut. Her work tracks how the virus spreads and evolves across the state.
👉 Learn more here: medicine.yale.edu/news-article...
May 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🥳📢 Student Spotlight Alert!
Meet Nicole Feriancek, a PhD student in the Vogels and Grubaugh Labs, sequencing over 3,000 West Nile virus samples in Connecticut. Her work tracks how the virus spreads and evolves across the state.
👉 Learn more here: medicine.yale.edu/news-article...
Meet Nicole Feriancek, a PhD student in the Vogels and Grubaugh Labs, sequencing over 3,000 West Nile virus samples in Connecticut. Her work tracks how the virus spreads and evolves across the state.
👉 Learn more here: medicine.yale.edu/news-article...
👏👏👏 Congrats to EMD’s Alyssa Agarwal (BS ’24, MPH ’25), winner of the Yale School of Public Health Dean’s Prize for Outstanding MPH Thesis!
May 21, 2025 at 12:31 PM
👏👏👏 Congrats to EMD’s Alyssa Agarwal (BS ’24, MPH ’25), winner of the Yale School of Public Health Dean’s Prize for Outstanding MPH Thesis!
EMD Faculty gather (in Yale swag!) for a year-end retreat to share innovations in teaching, research, & public health service. A key focus: Optimizing the environment for success for junior & research scientist faculty!
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#publichealth #infectiousdiseases
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#publichealth #infectiousdiseases
May 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
EMD Faculty gather (in Yale swag!) for a year-end retreat to share innovations in teaching, research, & public health service. A key focus: Optimizing the environment for success for junior & research scientist faculty!
@yalesph.bsky.social @cappmic.bsky.social
#publichealth #infectiousdiseases
@yalesph.bsky.social @cappmic.bsky.social
#publichealth #infectiousdiseases
🥳📢 New Spotlight Alert!
🦠 Today’s spotlight features Karthika Satyanarayanan, an MPH student in the Ko Lab, whose work focuses on Wolbachia-based interventions to decrease the incidence of dengue in Rio de Janeiro.
Fascinating, right? 🌍🦟
👉 Read more here: medicine.yale.edu/news-article...
🦠 Today’s spotlight features Karthika Satyanarayanan, an MPH student in the Ko Lab, whose work focuses on Wolbachia-based interventions to decrease the incidence of dengue in Rio de Janeiro.
Fascinating, right? 🌍🦟
👉 Read more here: medicine.yale.edu/news-article...
May 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
🥳📢 New Spotlight Alert!
🦠 Today’s spotlight features Karthika Satyanarayanan, an MPH student in the Ko Lab, whose work focuses on Wolbachia-based interventions to decrease the incidence of dengue in Rio de Janeiro.
Fascinating, right? 🌍🦟
👉 Read more here: medicine.yale.edu/news-article...
🦠 Today’s spotlight features Karthika Satyanarayanan, an MPH student in the Ko Lab, whose work focuses on Wolbachia-based interventions to decrease the incidence of dengue in Rio de Janeiro.
Fascinating, right? 🌍🦟
👉 Read more here: medicine.yale.edu/news-article...
Dr. Krause has also written about the emergence of the deadly Powassan virus, another tick-borne pathogen (lnkd.in/eFXAsCTt).
May 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Dr. Krause has also written about the emergence of the deadly Powassan virus, another tick-borne pathogen (lnkd.in/eFXAsCTt).
Peter Krause, MD is Senior Research Scientist in EMD and an international authority on human babesiosis. He leads a laboratory conducting research on vector-borne diseases abundant in the northern US, such as babesiosis, Lyme disease, & disease due Borrelia miyamotoi, a relapsing fever spirochete.
May 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Peter Krause, MD is Senior Research Scientist in EMD and an international authority on human babesiosis. He leads a laboratory conducting research on vector-borne diseases abundant in the northern US, such as babesiosis, Lyme disease, & disease due Borrelia miyamotoi, a relapsing fever spirochete.
From breakfast to a lively reception, we packed the day with insightful presentations, lightning talks, and deep-dive poster sessions. Kudos to everyone who participated and made it unforgettable!
#EMDResearchDay #PublicHealth #InfectiousDiseases #GlobalHealth
#EMDResearchDay #PublicHealth #InfectiousDiseases #GlobalHealth
May 2, 2025 at 6:22 PM
From breakfast to a lively reception, we packed the day with insightful presentations, lightning talks, and deep-dive poster sessions. Kudos to everyone who participated and made it unforgettable!
#EMDResearchDay #PublicHealth #InfectiousDiseases #GlobalHealth
#EMDResearchDay #PublicHealth #InfectiousDiseases #GlobalHealth
🦠🔬 Highlights from the 11th Annual EMD Research Day! 🎓🎉
What a day! Our brilliant Yale students showcased their amazing research covering:
Disease Surveillance 🕵️♀️
Global Health 🌍
Vaccine Innovations 💉
Epidemic Modeling 📊
Climate and Health 🌱
Health Policy and Ethics 📜
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What a day! Our brilliant Yale students showcased their amazing research covering:
Disease Surveillance 🕵️♀️
Global Health 🌍
Vaccine Innovations 💉
Epidemic Modeling 📊
Climate and Health 🌱
Health Policy and Ethics 📜
@yalesph.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 6:22 PM
🦠🔬 Highlights from the 11th Annual EMD Research Day! 🎓🎉
What a day! Our brilliant Yale students showcased their amazing research covering:
Disease Surveillance 🕵️♀️
Global Health 🌍
Vaccine Innovations 💉
Epidemic Modeling 📊
Climate and Health 🌱
Health Policy and Ethics 📜
@yalesph.bsky.social
What a day! Our brilliant Yale students showcased their amazing research covering:
Disease Surveillance 🕵️♀️
Global Health 🌍
Vaccine Innovations 💉
Epidemic Modeling 📊
Climate and Health 🌱
Health Policy and Ethics 📜
@yalesph.bsky.social
🦠🔬 Introducing #EMDLabs Month! 🔬🦠
We're highlighting the lab-based research driving innovation in infectious disease epi at the Yale School of Public Health —from vector-borne and zoonotic threats to emerging pathogens and NTDs.
We're highlighting the lab-based research driving innovation in infectious disease epi at the Yale School of Public Health —from vector-borne and zoonotic threats to emerging pathogens and NTDs.
May 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
🦠🔬 Introducing #EMDLabs Month! 🔬🦠
We're highlighting the lab-based research driving innovation in infectious disease epi at the Yale School of Public Health —from vector-borne and zoonotic threats to emerging pathogens and NTDs.
We're highlighting the lab-based research driving innovation in infectious disease epi at the Yale School of Public Health —from vector-borne and zoonotic threats to emerging pathogens and NTDs.
Finally, Isabel Distefano presenting on what we can learn from sequential temporal sequences of a chronic mpox case
April 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Finally, Isabel Distefano presenting on what we can learn from sequential temporal sequences of a chronic mpox case
MPH student Karthika Satyanarayanan on Wolbachia, a new control measure for dengue virus
April 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
MPH student Karthika Satyanarayanan on Wolbachia, a new control measure for dengue virus