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Jared Aldstadt

Associate Professor of Geography

Expertise: Zika virus, dengue fever, chikungunya, mosquito-borne illness, disease transmission, epidemiology

Phone: 716-645-0481

Email: geojared@buffalo.edu

Marc Halfon

Professor of Biochemistry

Expertise: genetics; gene expression; gene drive; genome editing; mosquito genome; cell growth, differentiation and development

Phone: 716-829-3126

Email: mshalfon@buffalo.edu

Mark Daniel Hicar

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Expertise: pediatric infectious diseases, viral infections, antibody responses against HIV, Kawasaki disease

Phone: 716-323-0150

Email: markhica@buffalo.edu

David M. Holmes

Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine

Expertise: global health, health care for underserved communities and human trafficking victims, spirituality in health, religious exemptions for vaccines, addiction medicine, wilderness medicine, travel medicine

Email: dholmes@buffalo.edu

Contact: David M. Holmes can be reached through Ellen Goldbaum in University Communications at 716-645-4605 or goldbaum@buffalo.edu, or Douglas Sitler in University Communications at 716-645-9069 or drsitler@buffalo.edu.

Shamim M. Islam

Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Expertise: pediatric infectious diseases, antimicrobial stewardship, global antimicrobial resistance, local and international infectious disease control, tropical medicine, medical and public health education

Email: shamimis@buffalo.edu

Contact: Shamim M. Islam can be reached through Ellen Goldbaum in University Communications at 716-645-4605 or goldbaum@buffalo.edu, or Douglas Sitler in University Communications at 716-645-9069 or drsitler@buffalo.edu.

Yan Liu

Associate Professor of History

Expertise: history of Chinese medicine, food and spices; history of epidemics; history of the senses; comparative historical perspectives in medicine

Phone: 716-645-8404

Email: yliu253@buffalo.edu

Gene D. Morse, PharmD

SUNY Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice

Expertise: infectious disease pharmacology, drug development, antivirals, clinical trials, global health

Phone: 716-881-7464

Email: emorse@buffalo.edu

Timothy F. Murphy

SUNY Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Expertise: infectious diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), vaccine development, children’s ear infections, health disparities, clinical and translational science

Phone: 716-881-8911

Email: murphyt@buffalo.edu

Yotam Ophir

Associate Professor of Communication

Expertise: misinformation; persuasion; effect of media content on audiences, including in health, science, politics and terrorism

Phone: 716-645-1158

Email: yotamoph@buffalo.edu

Blaine Pfeifer

Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Expertise: metabolic engineering; biosynthesis of antibiotics and other compounds; vaccine design and delivery

Phone: 716-645-1198

Email: blainepf@buffalo.edu

Sarahmona Przybyla

Clinical Associate Professor of Community Health and Health Behavior

Expertise: HIV/AIDS prevention, antiretroviral therapy adherence, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), public health preparedness and response

Phone: 716-829-6750

Email: mona@buffalo.edu

Thomas A. Russo

SUNY Distinguished Professor and Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine

Expertise: infectious diseases; superbugs; antibiotic resistance; drug and vaccine development

Phone: 716-829-2674. Russo can also be reached through Ellen Goldbaum in University Communications at 716-645-4605 or goldbaum@buffalo.edu, or Douglas Sitler in University Communications at 716-645-9069 or drsitler@buffalo.edu

Email: trusso@buffalo.edu

Frank A. Scannapieco, DMD, PhD

SUNY Distinguished Professor of Oral Biology

Expertise: link between oral and overall health; oral health care in hospitals and nursing homes; dental plaque

Phone: 716-829-3373

Email: fas1@buffalo.edu

John A. Sellick Jr.

Professor of Medicine

Expertise: infectious disease, outbreaks and pandemics, vaccinations, bioterrorism planning, flu, Ebola

Phone: 716-862-8758

Email: jsellick@buffalo.edu

Sanjay Sethi

Chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine in the Department of Medicine

Expertise: respiratory infections and lung disease, especially in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung infections, such as bronchitis and pneumonia

Phone: Sanjay Sethi can be reached through Ellen Goldbaum in University Communications at 716-645-4605 or goldbaum@buffalo.edu, or Douglas Sitler in University Communications at 716-645-9069 or drsitler@buffalo.edu.

Email: ssethi@buffalo.edu

Jennifer A. Surtees

Professor of Biochemistry

Expertise: genomes, genetic diversity, DNA, science communication, COVID-19 genomic surveillance and genetic variants

Phone: 716-829-6083

Email: jsurtees@buffalo.edu

Andrew Talal, MD

Professor of Medicine

Expertise: diagnosing and treating hepatitis C virus, developing and evaluating new therapies for liver disease  

Phone: 716-829-6208

Email: ahtalal@buffalo.edu

Brian Tsuji

Professor of Pharmacy Practice

Expertise: superbugs, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, antibiotics

Phone: 716-881-7543

Email: btsuji@buffalo.edu

Janet Yang

Professor of Communication

Expertise: science, health, environmental and risk communication

Phone: 716-645-1169

Email: zyang5@buffalo.edu

Yinyin Ye

Assistant Professor of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering

Expertise: surveillance and disinfection of pathogens in wastewater and the environment; wastewater-based disease monitoring; environmental microbiology; proteomics

Phone: 716-645-4002

Email: yinyinye@buffalo.edu

Yanan (Nancy) Zhao

Professor of Pharmacy Practice

Expertise: Infectious disease and antimicrobial research 

Phone: 716-829-5497

Email: yananzh@buffalo.edu