UGA Center for Food Safety
Webinar Series
Norovirus: Surveillance for a nearly perfect human pathogen
Guest speaker: Sara A. Mirza, Epidemiologist, Viral Gastroenteritis Branch at CDC
Date: Friday, April 19th, 2024
Time: 10:30-11:30 a.m. ET
In-person: UGA Griffin, Melton Building, Rm 174
Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/96544607876?pwd=WUt4T3diN2I1M1ovNEN2YjVjVHZhZz09
Hosted by Malak Esseili, CFS Assistant Professor
About Dr. Sara Mirza: Dr. Sara Mirza is an epidemiologist who has been at CDC for nearly 20 years. She currently serves as the deputy team lead for the Epidemiology Team and lead for norovirus epidemiology programs in the Viral Gastroenteritis Branch, Division of Viral Diseases, at the National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Disease (NCIRD).
Sara earned her MPH from UCLA in epidemiology and biostatistics and her PhD in epidemiology from Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. She has served in many roles at CDC, gaining significant expertise in establishing and evaluating surveillance systems and program management, both in the United States and globally. She currently leads surveillance efforts and projects to elicit a better understanding of the burden and epidemiology of norovirus.
Apr
19
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Norovirus: Surveillance for a nearly perfect human pathogen
Melton Building, GRIFFIN, GA
Wednesday, April 24 3:00pm - 3:30pm
Evaluating the impact of mechanical harvesting on the postharvest quality of short-day onions (Allium cepa)
Taiwo Owolanke, PhD Research Proposal SeminarAdvisors, A. Deltsidis. Presenting from Tifton campus_____________________________3:30pm - 4:00pmCatharanthus roseus hydroponic production and alkaloid elicitation
Matt Housely, MS Research ProposalAdvisors, R. Ferrarezi. Presenting from Athens campus
Apr
24
3:00PM - 3:30PM
Evaluating the impact of mechanical harvesting on the postharvest quality of short-day onions (Allium cepa), Taiwo Owolanke, PhD research proposal
Miller Plant Science, ATHENS, GA
Wednesday, April 24 3:00pm - 3:30pm
Evaluating the impact of mechanical harvesting on the postharvest quality of short-day onions (Allium cepa)
Taiwo Owolanke, PhD Research Proposal SeminarAdvisors, A. Deltsidis. Presenting from Tifton campus_____________________________3:30pm - 4:00pmCatharanthus roseus hydroponic production and alkaloid elicitation
Matt Housely, MS Research ProposalAdvisors, R. Ferrarezi. Presenting from Athens campus
Apr
24
3:30PM - 4:00PM
Catharanthus roseus hydroponic production and alkaloid elicitation, M. Housley. MS research proposal
Miller Plant Science, ATHENS, GA