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Patsy Polston, PhD
Patsy Polston, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Health Behavior
Patsy Polston in the Gillings news
Honors and Awards
Dennis and Mireille Gillings Foundation Fellowship2015-2018, 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
PhD, Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Health Behavior minor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health, 2015
MSPH, Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health, 2011
Certificate, Global Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health, 2010
BS, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Tuskegee University, 1997
