Press and outreach

A collection of our media coverage and outreach efforts

2023

Uncovering the role of skin microbiome and immune response in cutaneous leishmaniasis

This story covers a long running collaboration that resulted in the finding that bacteria present in leishmaniasis skin lesions are linked to treatment failure, suggesting new possibilities for treatment of this parasitic disease.

Social ecology and community work in the Galápagos

A profile of our ongoing collaborative One Health work with PennGlobal and the Galapagos Education Research Alliance (GERA) to engage community partners in microbiology research in the Galapagos.

2022

In the Galápagos, training community scientists to monitor water quality

Both dense human populations and a plethora of wildlife can pose a challenge to marine and public health in the Galápagos Islands. With portable, user-friendly PCR technology, Penn faculty and students are training local scientists and school children to perform water quality research.

Into the wild: Scientists strive to stop animal diseases from igniting the next pandemic

COVID-19 spotlights the growing threat of zoonotic outbreaks and boosts support for surveillance of pathogens in animals. Can science curtail a phenomenon fueled by human behavior?

2021

Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases (IIZD)

Article announcing the launch of our new Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases (IIZD), for which our group leads the technology and outreach activities.