Infection Experts

Otis Prince

President, CEOOtis Prince International

Experienced, eloquent and dynamic speaker who fuses authenticity, humor, passion, humility and inspiration to connect and engage.

Small BusinessLeadership Versus ManagementEffective Communication

Julie Levy

Distinguished ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Julie Levy focuses on shelter animal wellness, feline infectious diseases, spay/neuter and humane cat population control alternatives.

Animal WelfareFeline Infectious DiseasesFeLVFIPFIV

Ali Ataya

M.D. | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Dr. Ali Ataya is a critical care physician specializing in treating patients with pulmonary hypertension and rare lung diseases.

ICU Ventilator WeaningPulmonary Alveolar ProteinosisRare Lung DiseasesPulmonary Arterial HypertensionLymphangioleiomyomatosis

Christine Navarre

Professor & Extension Veterinarian, School of Animal SciencesLouisiana State University

Dr. Navarre's clinical interests are in beef cattle preventive medicine.

Beef Cattle HealthFood-Animal WelfareVeterinaryAntimicrobial StewardshipLivestock Management and Production

Claire and Roland Schmitt Distinguished Professor of Computer Science; Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy; Director, Network Science and Technology CenterRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Specializes in network science with a current focus on social and computer networks

Computer WirelessComputation & Information TechnologyComputer NetworksNetwork ScienceEnergy and the Environment

Michael Lauzardo

Chief | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Dr. Michael Lauzardo's clinical practice and research centers around tuberculosis among at-risk populations.

Public HealthPulmonary TuberculosisPulmonary DiseaseTuberculosis

Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD

Co-Director, Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment; Professor Emerita | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of NursingVillanova University

Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, is an expert in environmental health, global health, and public health nursing.

Children's Environmental HealthClimate ChangeCommunity & Public Health NursingEnvironmental Health/Health impacts of UOGDEpidemiology