Dr. Rachel Sippy
Postdoctoral Researcher
https://sippy.pophealth.wisc.edu/
(319) 551-1000
Focus Areas:
Research Statement:
I am interested in epidemiology and disease seasonality in a causal framework as well as predictions of disease outcomes or epidemics. I primarily focus on vectorborne illness but also study environmental exposures. For my work I like to use statistical models, spatial analyses, machine learning, and compartmental models.
Adviser: Dr. Sadie Ryan
Educational Background:
- PhD in Epidemiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2018
- M.P.H., University of Utah, 2013
- B.S. in Genetics, Iowa State University, 2007
Recent Publications
Sippy R, Moreira F. Aedes albopictus en América del Sur y su relación con la distribución, y mantenimiento de enfermedades. Práctica Familiar Rural. (2016)
Oh CS, Sippy J, Charbonneau B, Hutchinson JC, Romero OE, Barton M, Patel P, Sippy R, Feiss M. DNA Topology and the Initiation of Virus DNA Packaging. PLoS One. (2016) DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0154785
Sippy R, Kolesar JE, Darst BF, Engelman CD. Prioritization of Family Member Sequencing for the Detection of Rare Variants. BMC Proceedings. (2016) DOI:10.1186/s12919-016-0035-8
Sippy J, Patel P, Vahanian N, Sippy R, Feiss M. Genetics of critical contacts and clashes in the DNA packaging specificities of bacteriophages λ and 21. Virology. (2015) doi:10.1016/j.virol.2014.11.028
Wu Z, Sippy R, Sahin O, Plummer P, Vidal A, Newell D, Zhang Q. Genetic diversity and antimicrobial susceptibility of Campylobacter jejuni isolates associated with sheep abortion in the United States and the United Kingdom. J Clin Microbiol. (2014) DOI:10.1128/JCM.00355-14
Sippy R, Sandoval-Green CMJ, Sahin O, Plummer P, Fairbanks WS, Zhang Q, Blanchong JA. Occurrence and molecular analysis of Campylobacter in wildlife on livestock farms. Veterinary Microbiology. (2012) DOI:10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.12.026
Luo Y, Sahin O, Dai L, Sippy R, Wu Z, Zhang Q. Development of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid, sensitive and specific detection of a Campylobacter jejuni clone. Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. (2012)
Sahin O, Fitzgerald C, Stroika S, Zhao S, Sippy R, Kwan P, Plummer P, Han J, Yaeger M, Zhang Q. Molecular Evidence for Zoonotic Transmission of an Emergent Highly Pathogenic Campylobacter jejuni Clone in the United States. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. (2012) DOI:10.1128/JCM.06167-11
Plummer P, Sahin O, Burrough E, Sippy R, Mou K, Rabenold J, Yaeger M, Zhang Q. LuxS in the fitness and virulence of Campylobacter jejuni. Infection & Immunity. (2012) DOI:10.1128/IAI.05766-11