Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases); Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Research Interests
- Trypanosomiasis, African
- Tsetse Flies
- Global Health
- One Health
Emerging Infections and Climate Change
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines ‘emerging infections’ as those whose incidence in humans has increased in the past two decades or threaten to increase in the near future. Climate change, urbanization, and changing land use are projected to lead to a more frequent emergence of infectious diseases in the coming decades. Vector-borne diseases sensitive to climate are changing and expanding in range. The Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) has taken a leading role in researching, teaching, surveillance, and controlling several emerging infectious diseases. These infections include anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Borrelia miyamotoi infection, Leptospirosis, Lyme disease, West Nile virus infection, trypanosomiasis, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, Powassan virus infection, Zika virus, and Covid-19. Most of these infections are globally distributed, which is reflected in the international geographic areas of our faculty’s research foci. The complex dynamics between climate change, global health, and emerging infections also raise critical ethical issues that are explored in our research and teaching.
Disease Areas
Faculty of Interest
Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases)
Research Interests- Drug Resistance, Microbial
- Epidemiology
- Europe, Eastern
- Models, Biological
- Public Health
- South America
- Tuberculosis
- HIV Infections
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Africa South of the Sahara
Associate Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases) and of Medicine (Pulmonary); Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Research Interests- Critical Care
- Tuberculosis
- Global Health
- Mobile Applications
- COVID-19
Professor Emeritus of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases); Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Research Interests- Babesia
- Babesiosis
- Borrelia
- Chikungunya virus
- Climate
- Epidemiology
- Biological Evolution
- Insect Vectors
- Lyme Disease
- Parasitology
- Public Health
- Ticks
- Global Health
- Evolution, Planetary
- Climate Change
Associate Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases); Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Research Interests- Aedes
- Arthropod Vectors
- Chikungunya virus
- Culex
- Dengue Virus
- Disease Outbreaks
- Epidemiology
- Genetics, Microbial
- Molecular Sequence Data
- RNA Viruses
- West Nile virus
- Directed Molecular Evolution
Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases) and of Pharmacology; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Research Interests- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Epidemiology
- Foodborne Diseases
- Hepatitis C
- Injections
- Public Health
- Russia
- Vietnam
- Global Health
- HIV Infections
Raj and Indra Nooyi Professor of Public Health and Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases) and of Medicine (Infectious Diseases); Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Research Interests- Dengue
- Epidemiology
- Leptospirosis
- Urban Health
- Global Health
- Meningitis, Bacterial
- Infectious Disease Medicine
Senior Research Scientist in Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases), in Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and in Pediatrics (Infectious Disease) and Lecturer in Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases); Affiliated faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Research Interests- Babesiosis
- Blood Transfusion
- Epidemiology
- Lyme Disease
- Relapsing Fever
- Borrelia burgdorferi
- Infectious Disease Medicine
- Biostatistics
- Diseases
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases); Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health; Director, HPV Working Group at Yale; Director, CT Emerging Infections Program at Yale, Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases
Research Interests- Epidemiologic Methods
- Epidemiology
- HIV
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Vaccines
- Communicable Diseases, Emerging
- Qualitative Research
- Human papillomavirus 11
Professor Adjunct; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Research Interests- Drug Resistance
- Pneumonia
- Respiratory Tract Infections
- Infection Control
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Gastrointestinal Microbiome
John Rodman Paul Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases); Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health; Director of Graduate Studies
Research Interests- Parasitic Diseases
- Tropical Medicine
- Trypanosomiasis, African
- Genomics
- RNA Interference
Senior Research Scientist in Epidemiology and Lecturer (Microbial Diseases); Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Research Interests- Symbiosis
- Trypanosomiasis
- Tsetse Flies
- Host-Pathogen Interactions
Secondary & Adjunct Faculty
Waldemar Von Zedtwitz Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases) and of Microbial Pathogenesis; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health; Section Chief, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine
Research Interests- Bacteria
- Epidemiology
- Lyme Disease
- Parasitology
- Public Health
- Ticks
- Viruses
- West Nile virus
- Global Health
- Ehrlichiosis
- Malaria Vaccines
- Borrelia burgdorferi
- Infectious Disease Medicine
Associate Director, Yale Emerging Infections Program, and Lecturer in Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases); Associate Director, Yale Emerging Infections Program
Research Interests- Epidemiology
- Tick Control
- Ticks
- Zoonoses
Professor of Medicine and Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases); Associate Dean for Scientific Affairs, Dept Clinical: Internal Medicine
Research Interests- Aging
- Asthma
- Immune System
- Immunity, Innate
- Immune System Diseases
- Macrophages
- Neutrophils
- Pathology
- Public Health
- Rheumatology
- Virus Diseases
- West Nile virus
- COVID-19
Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) and of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases); Vice Chair for Research, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatrics; Deputy Director, Investigative Medicine PhD Program, Investigative Medicine Program; Co-Director of Education, Yale Center for Clinical Investigation, YCCI Senior Leadership; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Research Interests- Education
- Lyme Disease
- Investigative Techniques
- Pediatrics
- Vaccines
- Case-Control Studies
- Infectious Disease Medicine
- Translational Research, Biomedical
Centers and other resources
- CT Emerging Infections Program (EIP)The goals of the program are to assess the public health impact of emerging and re-emerging infections and to evaluate methods for their prevention and control.