Infectious Diseases and Pandemics
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Remdesivir pill can provide greater access, early treatment
March 22, 2022 A pill form of remdesivir expands the work of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health to develop effective and easy-to-use treatments for COVID-19.
Evidence suggests COVID-19 is not transmitted through wastewater
Feburary 16, 2022 There is no proof that people can contract COVID-19 from wastewater, according to a report by Dr. Mark Sobsey published in the Journal of Water & Health.
Looking at the impact of COVID-19 on exclusive breastfeeding in Kenya and beyond
February 14, 2022 An ongoing project reveals a perceived sense of milk insufficiency among mothers in Kenya due to food insecurity caused by the economic shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 Resources
Learn more about what the Gillings School is doing around the COVID-19 pandemic and funding opportunities.
Highlighted Leaders in the Field
Other Leaders in the Field
Alice Ammerman, DrPH | Mildred Kaufman Distinguished Professor | |
Edward L. Baker Jr., MD, MPH | Adjunct Professor | |
Sylvia Becker-Dreps, MD, MPH | Associate Professor | |
Noel Brewer, PhD | Gillings Distinguished Professor in Public Health | |
Myron Cohen, MD | Yeargan-Bate Eminent Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology and Associate Vice Chancellor for Global Health | |
Stephen R. Cole, PhD | Professor | |
Molly De Marco, PhD | Assistant Professor | |
Leah McCall Devlin, DDS | Professor of the Practice | |
Marisa Domino, PhD | Adjunct Professor | |
Karine Dubé, DrPH | Assistant Professor | |
Andrew Edmonds, PhD | Associate Professor | |
Jessie K. Edwards, PhD | Associate Professor | |
Michael Emch, PhD | W.R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor | |
Claudia S. Plaisted Fernandez, DrPH | Professor | |
Edwin B. Fisher, PhD | Professor | |
Bill Gentry, MPA | Associate Professor and Director of CPDM certificate program | |
Yvonne Golightly, PhD | Associate Professor | |
Carol Golin, MD | Professor | |
Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD | W. R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor and Vice Chancellor for Research | |
Emily W. Gower, PhD | Associate Professor | |
Misa Graff, PhD | Associate Professor | |
Rachel Graham, PhD | Assistant Professor | |
Lisa Gralinski, PhD | Assistant Professor | |
Sherri Green, PhD, MSW, LCSW | Associate Professor | |
Sandra B. Greene, DrPH | Professor of the Practice | |
Kristen Hassmiller Lich, PhD | Associate Professor | |
Abigail M. Hatcher, PhD | Associate Professor | |
Lisa Hightow-Weidman, MD, MPH | Professor | |
Mark Holmes, PhD | Professor | |
Michael Hudgens, PhD | Professor and Chair | |
Anastasia Ivanova, PhD | Professor | |
Erin Kent, PhD | Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Research | |
Michael R. Kosorok, PhD | W.R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor | |
Lisa M. LaVange, PhD | Professor Emeritus | |
Feng-Chang Lin, PhD | Professor | |
Danyu Lin, PhD | Dennis Gillings Distinguished Professor | |
Laura Linnan, ScD | Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs | |
David M. Margolis, MD | Professor | |
Stephanie L. Martin, PhD | Assistant Professor | |
Gene W. Matthews, JD | Adjunct Professor | |
Elizabeth Mayer-Davis, PhD | Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor of Nutrition and Medicine | |
Sonia Napravnik, PhD | Associate Professor | |
Kari North, PhD | Professor | |
Leena Nylander-French, PhD, CIH | Professor | |
Andrew Olshan, PhD | Barbara Sorenson Hulka Distinguished Professor in Cancer Epidemiology | |
Aunchalee E. L. Palmquist, PhD, MA, IBCLC | Adjunct Associate Professor | |
Brian Wells Pence, PhD | Professor | |
George H. Pink, PhD | Humana Distinguished Professor | |
Kimberly Powers, PhD | Associate Professor | |
David Richardson, PhD | Associate Professor | |
Barbara K. Rimer, DrPH, MPH | Dean and Professor Emerita | |
Nora Rosenberg, PhD | Associate Professor | |
Aaron Salzberg, PhD | Jennifer and Don Holzworth Distinguished Professor | |
Saame "Raz" Shaikh, PhD | Professor and Chair | |
Christopher M. Shea, PhD | Professor | |
Timothy Sheahan, PhD | Assistant Professor | |
Rebecca Slifkin, PhD | Professor Emeritus | |
Jennifer S. Smith, PhD | Professor | |
Mark D. Sobsey, PhD | Professor (Retired, Part-Time) | |
Samir Soneji, PhD | Adjunct Associate Professor | |
Jill Stewart, PhD | Philip C. Singer Distinguished Professor | |
Til Stürmer, MD, MPH, PhD | Nancy A. Dreyer Distinguished Professor and Chair | |
Sean Y. Sylvia, PhD | Associate Professor | |
Deborah Tate, PhD | Professor | |
James Thomas, PhD, MPH | Professor Emeritus | |
Douglas W. Urland, MPA | Director | |
Carmina G. Valle, PhD, MPH | Associate Professor | |
Anissa I. Vines, MS, PhD | Associate Professor | |
David Jay Weber, MD | Professor | |
Sharon Stucker Weir, PhD | Assistant Professor | |
Daniel Westreich, PhD | Professor | |
Stephanie B. Wheeler, PhD, MPH | Michael S O’Malley Distinguished Professor | |
Rachel A. Wilfert, MD, MPH, CPH | Adjunct Assistant Professor | |
Donglin Zeng, PhD | Adjunct Professor |