Contagion Editorial Staff

Andrea Endimiani, MD, PhD, professor at the Institute for Infectious Diseases at the University of Bern, Switzerland, discusses how antibiotic stewardship can reduce the risk of antimicrobial-resistant superbugs.

Micaela Martinez, PhD, postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University, explains how collecting mosquito data for Zika and making it readily available to the public health community can help ecologists get a handle on the transmission of vector-borne diseases.

Otto Schwake, PhD, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech, lead researcher from the Flint Water Study team, explains why in Flint, Michigan, Legionella prevalence differed based on building size

Emily Heil, PharmD, BCPS-AQ ID, assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, discusses how a new partnership between pharmacists and veterinarians will impact antimicrobial resistance.

John Mohr, PharmD, president and founder of Medical Affairs Strategic Solutions, LLC, outlines factors that contribute to antimicrobial resistance and strategies to combat this threat.

Andrea Endimiani, MD, PhD, professor at the Institute for Infectious Diseases at the University of Bern, Switzerland, discusses how scientists can neutralize the mcr-1 gene.

Micaela Martinez, PhD, postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University, explains the effects of timing conception to avoid congenital Zika infection.

Emily Heil, PharmD, BCPS-AQ ID, assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, discusses how pharmacists can help decrease antibiotic use in agriculture animals.

Monica Mahoney, PharmD, BCPS-AQ ID, clinical pharmacy coordinator of infectious diseases at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, explains the importance of collaboration between transplant pharmacists and infectious disease pharmacists in order to provide patients with optimal treatment.

Micaela Martinez, PhD, postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University, explains the statistical software that she uses in her studies to generate a calendar that shows the optimal time to get pregnant.

Micaela Martinez, PhD, postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University, discusses the seasonality of the Zika virus and how pregnant women can avoid getting the virus during pregnancy.

In order to control and prevent outbreaks of Salmonella, public health scientists and officials work tirelessly to ensure the farm to table chain remains free of contamination.

Emily Heil, PharmD, BCPS-AQ ID, assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, explains how the FDA Guidance 213 and the Veterinary Feed Directive will change the use of antibiotics for growth promotion purposes in the United States.

Monica Mahoney, PharmD, BCPS-AQ ID, clinical pharmacy coordinator of infectious diseases at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, discusses how collaboration with transplant counterparts is needed to provide optimal treatment.

Robin Jump, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at the Case Western Reserve University discusses ways to improve infection control for C. difficile in healthcare facilities.

Robin Jump, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at the Case Western Reserve University, discusses how 'careful observation' can be used to decrease the number of unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions in the healthcare setting.

Robin Jump, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at the Case Western Reserve University, discusses efforts to screen asymptomatic Clostridium difficile carriers as well as some of the barriers to implementing active surveillance and putting asymptomatic carriers in isolation.

Robin Jump, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at the Case Western Reserve University describes recent technologies that are important for infection control in hospitals.

Monica Mahoney, PharmD, BCPS-AQ ID, clinical pharmacy coordinator of infectious diseases at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, explains collaborative efforts to make up for lack of data regarding stewardship in organ transplant populations.

Sarah Krein, PhD, RN, health services researcher & research scientist at VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, stresses that prevention clinicians, infection preventionists, and infectious diseases physicians should understand the principles behind human factors and how it applies in their own disciplines.

Robin Jump, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at the Case Western Reserve University, outlines ways that healthcare providers can improve the prevention and management of C. difficile in post-acute care facilities.

Sarah Krein, PhD, RN, health services researcher and research scientist at VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, explains the collaborative efforts of human factors engineers and infection prevention.

Sarah Krein, PhD, RN, health services researcher and research scientist at VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, explains how the new concept of human factors engineering can be used in infection prevention.

Frank Drews, MS, PhD, professor of cognitive and neural sciences at the University of Utah, Department of Psychology, discusses the steps that are involved in developing a better understanding of tasks through the conceptual framework of adherence engineering.

Frank Drews, MS, PhD, professor of cognitive and neural sciences at the University of Utah, Department of Psychology, discusses how psychological analysis of human behavior has lead his team to produce adherence engineering kits that would reducing physical effort and decreasing negative patient outcomes.

Frank Drews, MS, PhD, professor of cognitive and neural sciences at the University of Utah, Department of Psychology, discusses ways in which adherence engineering can be applied to prevent infection transmission.

Matt Linam, MD, MS, medical director of Infection Prevention at Arkansas Children’s Hospital, discusses strategies to prevent infection transmission in outpatient settings.

Frank Drews, MS, PhD, professor of cognitive and neural sciences at the University of Utah, Department of Psychology, explains adherence engineering.

Matt Linam, MD, MS, medical director of Infection Prevention at Arkansas Children’s Hospital, discusses how visitors can help prevent infection transmission in pediatric healthcare settings.

Thomas Sandora, MD, MPH, hospital epidemiologist at Boston Children’s Hospital, discusses the risk factors for healthcare associated infections in hospital settings that are unique to children.