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Spatial epidemiology of human anthrax in Son La province, Vietnam, 2003-2022

LUONG, METRAILER, BLACKBURN – Spatial epidemiology of human anthrax in Son La province, Vietnam, 2003-2022 Tan Luong, Tien Dung Nguyen, Van Truong Lu, Morgan C. Metrailer, Van Khang Pham, Thi Thu Ha Hoang, Thi Mai Hung Tran, Thanh Hai Pham, Thanh Long Pham, Quang Thai Pham, Jason K. Blackburn Article first published online: 28 January 2024 […]

EPI Research Day 2024

UF Geography was well represented at this year’s Emerging Pathogens Institute (EPI) Research Day. Simrik Bhandari, a first year Masters student working in the Quantitative Disease Ecology and Conservation (QDEC) lab, presented a poster on the spatial patterns of dengue incidence in Nepal.   Gavriella Hecht, a second-year PhD student in the Quantitative Disease Ecology […]

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2024 RYAN POEHLING FELLOWSHIP AWARD WINNERS!

The Awards Committee has selected this year’s graduate student winners for the Ryan M. Poehling 2024 Memorial Fellowship. This is our highest honor for our graduate students and all students must be nominated by a faculty member to be considered. The award winners will be recognized at the Spring Annual Evening of Excellence celebration. The […]

Spatial and phylogenetic patterns reveal hidden infection sources of Bacillus anthracis in an anthrax outbreak in Son La province, Vietnam

METRAILER, JIRANONTASOK, LUONG, HAMERLINCK, NORRIS, BLACKBURN – Spatial and phylogenetic patterns reveal hidden infection sources of Bacillus anthracis in an anthrax outbreak in Son La province, Vietnam Morgan C. Metrailer, Thi Thu Ha Hoang, Treenate Jiranantasak, Tan Luong, Luong Minh Hoa, Do Bich Ngoc, Quang Thai Pham, Van Khang Pham, Tran Thi Mai Hung, Vu […]

Beyond the spore, the exosporium sugar anthrose impacts vegetative Bacillus anthracis gene regulation in cis and trans

NORRIS, METRAILER, JIRANANTASAK, BLACKBURN – Beyond the spore, the exosporium sugar anthrose impacts vegetative Bacillus anthracis gene regulation in cis and trans Michael Norris, Andrew Bluhm, Morgan Metrailer, Treenate Jiranantasak, Alexander Kirpich, Ted Hadfield, Jose Miguel Ponciano, Jason Blackburn Article first published online: 28 March 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-32162-x ABSTRACT: The Bacillus anthracis exosporium nap is the […]

GeoGators present 7 posters at EPI Day 2023

  There was strong GeoGator representation at the 2023 EPI Day hosted by UF’s Emerging Pathogens Institute – with the SEER Lab and QDEC Lab submitting undergrad, graduate, and faculty posters. Undergrad Researchers Aryn O’Dell (SEER Lab) – Evaluating livestock commingling in a brucellosis risk zone in Kazakhstan Jaclyn Siu (SEER Lab) – Spatial Investigation of […]

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2023 RYAN POEHLING FELLOWSHIP AWARD WINNERS!

I am delighted to announce this year’s graduate student winners for the Ryan M. Poehling 2023 Memorial Fellowship. This is our highest honor for our graduate students and all students must be nominated by a faculty member to be considered. This year the awards committee had a very difficult time due to the amazing set […]

Morgan Metrailer

she/her morgan.metrailer@ufl.edu Researcher, Emerging Pathogens Institute Curriculum Vitae Focus Area: Medical Geography in Global Health State of Origin: Arizona Degree Program: M.S. Entered Program: Fall 2021 Expected Graduation: Spring 2023 Dissertation Topic: Anthrax and Brucellosis in Vietnam Research Statement: I will be working on a large collaborative effort between SEER Lab, NIHE, and the Department of Animal Health […]