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Investigating the world’s deadliest diseases

Posted by Eliza Romero on September 28, 2022

Dave Wagner in PMI lab

His twin passions for research and the outdoors—plus a sprinkling of serendipity—led Professor Dave Wagner to a career as a leading disease ecologist.

Professor Dave Wagner’s research focuses on some of the deadliest diseases known to the human race—including plague, melioidosis, and tularemia (rabbit fever). Many of the diseases he… Read more

Filed Under: The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute

Shedding light on reptilian health: Researchers investigate origins of snake fungal disease in U.S.

Posted by Eliza Romero on June 30, 2022

Researcher Jason Ladner holding up container of yellow liquid

Although only recently recognized as an issue in wildlife ecology, snake fungal disease (SFD) is of emerging concern in the U.S., with parallels among other better-known wildlife fungal diseases such as white-nose syndrome in bats. SFD can be deadly to snakes, and even in milder cases disrupts an… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute

NAU researchers study effects of COVID-19, health disparities on caregivers of people with ADRD

Posted by Heather Tate on June 17, 2020

Michael McCarthy standing and writing on a white boardSixteen million family members in the US are caregivers for the more than 6 million people living with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD). For many caregivers in rural areas such as northern Arizona, health disparities prevent them from accessing the healthcare and support services they need. COVID-19-related isolation is… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Health Equity Research, College of Health and Human Services, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, COVID-19, Department of Educational Psychology, School of Nursing, Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative

Top Northern Arizona University microbiologist joins COVID-19 Genomics Union to track virus, lead state’s response to pandemic

Posted by Heather Tate on April 8, 2020

Paul Keim working in the PMI lab.Team will use genomic sequencing to track new coronavirus, provide critical data for global biomedical researchers and give Arizona an edge in responding to the pandemic

The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute at Northern Arizona University and… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, COVID-19, Department of Biological Sciences, TGen, The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute

NIH awards NAU audiologist $455,982 to study genetic link to tinnitus

Posted by Heather Tate on April 10, 2019

Ishan Bhatt working in the Auditory Research labTinnitus, more commonly known as ringing in the ears, is a serious audiological and neurological condition affecting nearly 50 million Americans. Noise and music exposure are the predominant environmental risk factors for tinnitus. There is no known cure, and there are no FDA-approved medications developed specifically to treat it. The fact is, tinnitus is very… Read more

Filed Under: College of Health and Human Services, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Department of Mathematics and Statistics

NAU evolutionary biologist uses bioinformatics to fight mosquito-borne pathogens in the Southwest

Posted by Heather Tate on September 4, 2018

Crystal Hepp holding mosquito sample.

Illnesses from mosquito bites have tripled in the United States since 2004, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Northern Arizona University evolutionary biologist Crystal Hepp is on the front lines of fighting mosquito-borne pathogens in the region. She recently received a New Investigator Award grant—$75,000 per year for three years—from the Arizona Biomedical Research Centre (ABRC),… Read more

Filed Under: College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Anthropology, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, TGen, The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute

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