UC Berkeley SPH Division of Infectious Disease and Vaccinology

Congratulations to all IDV Spring 2018 Graduates- IDI PhD and IDV MPH students! (Photo of IDV MPH 2018 Grads at SPH Commencement 2018)

Read more about the Zika Virus in this article from California magazine this past summer! Featuring MPH IDV alum Robert Snyder, of Berkeley’s Center for Global Public Health. https://alumni.berkeley.edu//summer-/buzz-about-zika-virus

2nd year MPH student Kan Tong showcasing her field study project. Her project is in Dr. Buehring’s lab researching Bovine Leukemia Virus and Breast Cancer. Pictured with her is Hua Min Shen, a researcher in the Buehring lab.

Please join us at the Third Annual IDV MPH Students Field Study Symposium to learn about the fascinating projects from IDV MPH student's summer field studies. When: Tuesday, September 19, 4-6 p.m. Where: Second Floor Lobby of Li Ka Shing Center... Hope to see you there!

Sarah Petnic (MPH 2017), Sam Schildhauer (MPH 17), and Sarah Stanley (IDV faculty) teaching a summer workshop on laboratory capacity building at Makarere University in Kampala, Uganda. This workshop was sponsored by the UC Berkeley Alliance for Global Health and Science. Find out more at: http://cend.globalhealth.berkeley.edu/alliance/

Forum News! A meta-analysis and systematic review of the literature regarding Cytomegalovirus in organ transplant recipients. Co-authored by IDV adjunct professor Veronica Miller. Read more: analysishttps://academic.oup.com/cid/article/doi/10.1093/cid/cix793/4104615/Can-Viral-Load-be-used-as-a-Surrogate-Marker-in

The mission of the Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology Program is to create opportunities for students to gain new and advanced knowledge about infectious disease agents and how they interact with host cells, human populations, and the environment. Students learn how to design and implement independent investigations using interdisciplinary approaches. The goal is to promote public health through better understanding of infectious diseases and human immunology based on inter...action of basic and translational research that contributes to the development of new diagnostics, treatment, prevention, and control of human infectious diseases. UCB IDV provides superior graduate training, continuing education, research and service to students, scholars, collaborators and community. The program has over alumni across the country and around the world. The purpose of the IDV facebook page is to provide a platform for all IDV current and future affiliates to share information, update news and stay in contact. The information on the page will be updated periodically, please visit us. And contributions to photo and contents are welcome. Please send to [email protected]

MPH Students "in action" at their summer field study placements!

2015 MPH Poster Session

Eva Harris, an associate professor in the School of Public Health, has seen has seen the research from her laboratory put to use combating dengue fever in Central America through UC Berkeley's socially responsible licensing program.

Congratulations to all SPH Grads!