Protecting Health: Addressing the Spread of the Novel Coronavirus
On Wednesday, March 4, 2020, UToledo faculty and healthcare providers shared their expertise on the global spread of the novel coronavirus, now known as COVID-19.
Moderator
Joan M. Duggan, M.D., is an infectious disease specialist, professor of medicine and senior associate
dean in the UToledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences. Duggan specializes in HIV/AIDS
and is the director of UToledo’s Ryan White Program, which offers high-quality comprehensive
HIV/AIDS care services. The program uses a multidisciplinary model that incorporates
healthcare, mental health services and case management for those affected by HIV/AIDS
in Lucas County and the surrounding counties in northwest Ohio.
Panelists
Jennifer Hanrahan, D.O., is an associate professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Infectious Disease. She specializes in healthcare-acquired infections, Legionella, influenza, vaccine-preventable infections, outbreak response preparedness and HIV/AIDS.
Jason Huntley, Ph.D., is an associate professor of medical microbiology and immunology who studies bacterial virulence factors and uses this information to develop vaccines. The main focus of Huntley’s research lab is Francisella tularensis, a highly infectious bacterium that causes the deadly disease tularemia.
Linda Lewandowski, Ph.D., is professor and dean of the College of Nursing, as well as vice provost for health affairs for interprofessional and community partnerships at UToledo. As a nurse and clinical psychologist, she has extensive experience in trauma research and disaster mental health.
R. Travis Taylor, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of medical microbiology and immunology who evaluates interactions of virus and cellular proteins to identify key host proteins that are important to antiviral responses. His research focus is on the vector-borne members of the Flaviviridae family of viruses, including West Nile virus, dengue virus and tick-borne encephalitis virus, which are significant human pathogens with limited treatment options.
Media seeking to speak with any of these experts should contact Tyrel Linkhorn, PIO, at 419.530.5549 or tyrel.linkhorn@utoledo.edu
For more information about how UToledo is developing solutions to prevent and treat global health challenges, visit utoledo.edu/features/publichealth.