Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Over millions of years under attack from insects, milkweed plants have developed considerable defenses. These include incredible toxicity – sufficient to kill a horse or sheep – which emanates from a milkweed’s leaves in a sticky liquid.
New host-microbe institute connects campus researchers The university has launched the Cornell Institute of Host-Microbe Interactions and Disease(CIHMID), an umbrella organization that brings together the wide-ranging community of Cornell researchers studying...
Current projects and discoveries from Cornell Ithaca, Weill Cornell Medicine and colleagues Thursday May 4th 2017, 10:30AM – 5:30PM Nevin Welcome Center, Cornell Botanic Gardens, Ithaca, NY Keynote Address: Arjun Srinivasan, Centers for Disease Control and...
A new malaria vaccine that is currently under development has recently passed major clinical trial milestones Malaria is a serious and potentially fatal disease transmitted by mosquitoes primarily in subtropical and tropical regions According to the CDC, in 2015...
Dr Michael Satlin’s patients aren’t just battling cancer Many are also fighting drug-resistant bacteria – “superbugs” that threaten their fragile immune systems, and their lives “They can die within hours or days of infection if they’re not properly...
Managing mosquito-borne viruses, such as West Nile, Dengue, Zika and tick-borne Lyme disease have been a challenge due to lack of resources, knowledge and trained expertise To better understand, prevent and treat diseases passed from insects to people, the...
Hurricane Matthew struck Haiti on October 4, 2016 and has acted as a deadly catalyst upon the country’s worsening cholera epidemic The outbreak began in 2010 after the catastrophic earthquake, when contaminated waste from a United Nations peacekeeping base entered a...
Researchers from the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering and Weill Cornell Medicine are teaming up to learn more about antibiotic resistance in neutropenic patients – individuals with low levels of infection-fighting white blood cells, such as those with...
Senior Extension Associate – Poultry Medicine Specialty Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine Research focus includes field investigation of common diseases of poultry including avian influenza (AI), Newcastle...
From infectious diseases like West Nile virus to noninfectious issues like bald eagle deaths from lead ammunition, the detection, tracking and management of wildlife diseases is essential for the health of wild animals, pets and humans To maintain such services, the...
The Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) hosted the seventh annual Veterinary Public Health Symposium Sept 9-11 Organized by student members of the Cornell Veterinary Public Health Association, the symposium featured talks by a broad range of veterinarians,...
