Go #UF #Chagas team! We are honored to receive a Research Opportunity Seed Fund to dive further into #Chagas in Florida. So much to learn about this parasite! ⁦UF College of Medicine Office of Research⁩ ⁦Emerging Pathogens Institute⁩ ⁦UF Div of Infectious Diseases & Global Medicine⁩ ⁦UF IFAS FMEL⁩ ⁦UF IFAS Wildlife⁩ research.med.ufl.edu/2024/08/19/pla…

Dr. Manavalan presents her research on HIV and mental health in Florida, funded by the NIMH K23 and Gilead Sciences Research Scholars Program, at the Continuum 2024 Conference.

Excited to share that Dr. Manohar and Ritter had an inspiring time at the MSIS 34th Annual Open Scientific Meeting in Durham, NC! Engaging discussions and groundbreaking insights in our field. Here’s to advancing science together! #MSIS2024 #infectiousdisease

In July 2024, Dr. Gary Wang’s lab attended the Anaerobe Society of the Americas Congress at the University of Michigan, where they presented six posters. Preethi Sudhakara, a 5th-year Ph.D. candidate, received an award in the Young Investigator’s Presentation Competition. #UFIDGM

#EntSoc24 Talk today #OneHealth #Chagas FLORIDA Emerging Pathogens Institute UF Medicine UF IFAS FMEL UF IFAS Wildlife Someone I visited in Tucson brought me #kissingbugs 😳Why is #Chagas so neglected in the United States? Great talks Yasmin Tavares Amy Bauer, Ph.D. 🤗HamerLab Campbell Lab at FMEL Entomological Society of America

This September, Dr. Alaina Ritter and Dr. Minu Abraham had the privilege of attending the World Association Against Infection in Orthopaedics and Trauma (WAIOT) conference in Miami, FL. #UFHealth #UFIDGM #InfectiousDisease #WAIOT2024

ASTMH #TropMed24 going great! US #Chagas research consortium meeting Tulane University with my #Chagas champions! Coalición Chagas Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative TexasChagasTaskforce Chagas @ BU & BMC Maria-Jesus Pinazo Jennifer K. Peterson Rachel Marcus Emerging Pathogens Institute

Today, we had our annual division Thanksgiving Potluck, and it was a feast to remember! A huge thank you to everyone who joined in. I'm truly thankful for the amazing faculty, staff, and students that make our division so incredible. Wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving! 🍂

We are finishing up our week with Facultad de Medicina | Universidad de Antioquia for service learning trip #Medellín What an amazing experience for our students. So grateful for our partners Universidad de Antioquia! UF Medicine UF at Work University of Florida International Center UF Div of Infectious Diseases & Global Medicine

🧡 Happy National Doctors’ Day! 💙 Today, we celebrate the compassionate, dedicated physicians who make a difference every day. To our FLORIDA Med and UF Health doctors: thank you for your tireless efforts, kindness and passion for healing. We appreciate you! #DoctorsDay #GoGators

Saturday was filled with smiles, laughter, great food, and unforgettable memories as our team gathered for another successful division party 🎈🎉 A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined- this event truly means so much to us. 🫶🏼🥳 #ufidgm #ufmedicine #infectiousdiseases #uf

This #WorldChagasDay, we celebrate the efforts that are being made to treat the youngest patients, in the most remote communities.

Happy #WorldChagasDay #WorldChagasDiseaseDay, please join us for the "Voices of Chagas" at 6pm EST. Register here: Zoom webinar ID: 883 3412 8691 Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative World Health Organization (WHO) ASTMH ASTMH Clinical Group Coalición Chagas Mundo Sano

We’re proud to share that Dr. Kwara and his team presented their impactful research at INTEREST 2025. He showcased a poster on TFV-DP in DBS and its role in predicting virologic response in adolescents with HIV, and co-chaired two mini-oral sessions on adolescent HIV care.

Please join us in congratulating Drs. Norman Beatty, Vidhu Kariyawasam, and Alaina Ritter on their well-deserved promotion to Clinical Associate Professor, and Dr. Amy Vittor on achieving tenure and promotion to Associate Professor!

Please join me in giving a warm welcome to our newest member of the IDGM faculty, Dr. Minu Abraham! We are thrilled to have Minu join us as a faculty member. She will be attending on the inpatient Infectious Diseases consultation service and in our outpatient clinic at the UF.

We’re proud to share that Ajisha Alwin, a PhD student in the Wang Lab at the UF College of Medicine, has been featured in the Sunshine Scholars section of the latest issue of Florida Physician Magazine! 📰Read the full article here: floridaphysician.med.ufl.edu/2025/05/23/uf-…

This past Thursday, our division gathered at Tinker Latin Restaurant to celebrate the arrival of our new fellows! We are so excited for this new academic year and can’t wait to see what this year holds. 🎉🥳 Welcome to UF IDGM Meir, Jackie, Akankcha, and Madiha!! 🧡💙🐊

Daniel- thank you so much for all of your hard work, dedication, and passion you have provided to not only our admin office, but to everyone in our division. We are going to miss your smiling face everyday, but we know you’re going to do great things in the future! ✨