Study by Chris Dutton Reveals Infants with Healthy Gut Microbiomes Associated with Malaria Resistance

Dr. Dutton and the UF-based team showed that beneficial microbes, associated with a healthy, breast-fed infant microbiome, help train the developing immune system, with greater resistance to malaria in the first year. The study was published this month in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology.   The study suggests that a less healthy microbiome at […]

Bats on the move: study reveals migration patterns behind wind turbine fatalities

Job Posting: Assistant Professor in Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease

Harold Gertner Featured in IPDAE Newsletter

Congratulations to our Harold Gertner! “Harold Gertner brings a unique and multifaceted background to Adult Education, shaped by a deep passion for students and lifelong learning. Holding multiple graduate degrees (MA in Religious Studies, MS in Appropriate Technology Renewable Energy Systems, MAE in Educational Technology), Harold’s journey into Adult Education has been anything but traditional […]

Study by Zuania Colón-Piñeiro Shows How Coqui Frogs Balance Growth and Disease

A new study by Department of Biology graduate student Zuania Colón-Piñeiro, from Ana Longo’s Lab, uncovers how young frogs balance growth and immune response. The work was published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. The team combined modeling and field studies to reveal that coqui frogs infected with chytrid fungus invest more into early life […]