Patsy Polston, PhD, MSPH

Patsy Polston, PhD, MSPH in the Gillings News

Honors and Awards

Dennis and Mireille Gillings Foundation Fellowship
2015-2018, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health and Pasteur Foundation

Representative Courses

SPHG 701: MPH Practicum Preparation

SPHG 351: Foundations of Public Health

Service Activities

Board Member (3-year term), Public Health Foundation Board, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health (2019-present)

Key Publications

Genome Analysis of Coxsackievirus B1 Isolates during the Consecutive Alternating Administration Course of Triple Antiviral Combination in Newborn Mice. P Grozdanov, ML Joffret, A Stoyanova, P Polston, E Achouri, I Nikolova, F Delpeyroux, A Galabov (2019). Antiviral Chemistry & Chemotherapy.

Whole Genome Sequencing of Enteroviruses Species A to D by High-Throughput Sequencing: Application for Viral Mixtures. ML Joffret, PM Polston, R Razafindratsimandresy, M Bessaud, JM Heraud, F Delpeyroux (2018). Frontiers in Microbiology – Virology Section.

Whole Genome Sequencing of Enterovirus Species C Isolates by High-throughput Sequencing: Development of Generic Primers. M Bessaud, S Sadeuh-Mba, ML Joffret, R Razafindratsimandresy, P Polston, R Volle, M Rakoto-Andrianarivelo, B Blondel, R Njouom, F Delpeyroux (2016). Frontiers in Microbiology – Virology Section.

Field evaluation of an improved cell line for the detection of human adenoviruses in environmental samples. PM Polston, RA Rodriquez, K Seo, M Kim, G Ko, MD Sobsey (2014). Journal of Virological Methods.

An Improved Infectivity Assay Combining Cell Culture with Real-Time PCR for Rapid Quantification of Human Adenoviruses 41 and Semi-Quantification of Human Adenovirus in Sewage. RA Rodriquez, PM Polston, MJ Wu, J Wu, MD Sobsey (2013). Water Research.

Education