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Carla N Mavian

Carla N Mavian,

Assistant Professor; EPI Associate Director for International Relations and Surveillance

Department: MD-PATHOLOGY-GENERAL
Business Phone: (352) 273-5702
Business Email: cmavian@ufl.edu
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About Carla N Mavian

I’m an Assistant Professor at the Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, and a Research Associate at the Global Health Program, Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute. My research embodies the One Health approach by focusing on host, pathogen, environment, and enables deeper understanding emergence and transmission of pathogens in hotspots and ecosystems threatened by climate and land-use change. Currently my lab is working actively in 1) researching vibrios geographic expansion and modeling the impact of climate on regional outbreaks; 2) developing integrative modeling of phylodynamic, vector, human travel and epidemiological data to infer arboviral risk of importation and local transmission; 3) characterizing zoonotic viruses circulating in wildlife in biodiversity hotspots threatened by climate and land use change.

I obtained my bachelor and master in biotechnology from University of Padova, Italy. I obtained my PhD in the Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa hosted at the Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain, mentored by Dr. Antonio Alcami. My PhD focused on evolution and immunodynamics of poxviruses. I joined the University of Florida during my postdoctoral training mentored by Dr. Maureen Goodenow and Dr. Marco Salemi.

Accomplishments

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

  1. PHC6722 – Environmental and Global Health Research Methods Rotation

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  2. GMS6140 – Principles of Immunology

    College of Medicine

Research Profile

My research program supports cross-disciplinary approaches to the study of infectious diseases. My area of research is infectious diseases, with emphasis on molecular evolution and host-pathogen interactions. My research spans from large-scale epidemic processes, such as population growth and spatial epidemic dispersal, to small-scale transmission histories; and within-host evolution, including adaptation and recombination. My Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=1nPwPo4AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)

0000-0003-3819-5520

Publications

Academic Articles

Grants

  1. Causal AI for Predictive Modeling of Dengue Trajectories: A Comprehensive Approach Considering Climate Variability and Intervention Strategies

    Active

    Role:
    Co-Project Director/Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    MERCK SHARP & DOHME

  2. Recurrence of Cholera in Haiti: Exploration of Contributing Factors and Intervention Strategies

    Active

    Role:
    Project Manager
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NIAID

  3. Aligning climate and health: assessing zoonotic arboviral risks in agroforestry as a climate mitigation strategy

    Active

    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NIAID

  4. Evolution, antimicrobial resistance, and virulence determinants of V. parahaemolyticus in aquatic birds and environments in Thailand

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    CRDF GLOBAL

  5. Defining a Role for Liver Myeloid Cells in Viral Persistence under ART

    Active

    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding:
    UNIV OF MIAMI via NATL INST OF HLTH NIDDK

  6. Southeastern Coastal Center for Agricultural Health & Safety (SCCAHS)

    Active

    Role:
    Project Manager
    Funding:
    CTRS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

  7. A Phylodynamic Artificial Intelligence framework to predict evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in Immunocompromised persons with HIV (PhAI-CoV)

    Active

    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NIAID

  8. Forecasting trajectories of HIV transmission networks with a novel phylodynamic and deep learning framework

    Active

    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NIAID

  9. RAPID: Dynamic Identification of SARS-COV-2 Transmission Epicenters in Presence of Spatial Heterogeneity (COV-DYNAMITE)

    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding:
    NATL SCIENCE FOU

  10. Salivary microRNA as novel biomarkers of HIV/AIDS disease progression in people living with HIV.

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    UF FOUNDATION

Education

  1. Postdoctoral Research

    University of Florida

  2. PhD

    Universidad Autonoma de Madrid

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 273-5702
Emails:
Business:
cmavian@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100275
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
1600 SW ARCHER RD
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610