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Dr. Priscilla Castanha

Dengue severity linked to genetic ancestry’s influence on immune response

Priscila Castanha, PhD, assistant professor of infectious diseases and microbiology, and colleagues have linked the extreme variability in severity of the mosquito-borne viral disease dengue to the influence of genetic ancestry on inflammatory responses in the skin.

Dr. Tiffany Gary-Webb

Tiffany Gary-Webb channels Senegal trips into collaborative disease research

Dr. Gary-Webb's focus on African American populations in the U.S. has expanded to include the Caribbean, Jamaica and Dakar, Senegal, with recent travels and collaborations geared toward improving health outcomes for noncommunicable diseases.

Justin Ehrenwerth

Jewish Healthcare Foundation announces the Justin Reid Ehrenwerth Emerging Scholar Award

The Jewish Healthcare Foundation has awarded $15,000 to the School of Public Health to establish the Justin Reid Ehrenwerth Emerging Scholar Award. This award will support a high school student enrolled in the school's Public Health Science Academy.