 Valérie R. Louis, Ph.D.
louis@umbi.umd.edu
University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute
COMB/ 701 East Pratt Street
Baltimore MD 21202
Tel/Fax: +1-410-234-8887/8896
Ph.D. graduate (2003) from the program in Marine and Estuarine
Environmental Science, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.
Advisor: Professor Rita R. Colwell
Co-advisor: Professor emerita Estelle Russek-Cohen
Here is the pdf file of my doctoral dissertation (2003):
Louis-dissert2003.pdf
Research Interests
Epidemiological modeling of infectious diseases in relation
to environmental conditions and climate.
Tools used include remote sensing, satellite imagery, and
geographic information systems.
Recent Research Projects
- Cholera in the Americas (Peru and Mexico)
Modeling of cholera occurrence area using satellite remote sensing, in situ observations, and epidemiological data.
Publications:
Occurrence and distribution of Vibrio cholerae in the coastal environment of Peru - Gil et al. Env. Microbiol. 2004. 6(7):699-706 - highlighted in ScienceNow (Feb. 2004) and La Recherche (Avr. 2004)
Climate and cholera incidence in Mexico, 1991-1999 - Louis et al. coming soon...
Project funded by NASA Earth System Science Fellowship Program, awarded
in 1999.
Links: NASA-public health
program NASA-CHAART NASA-GSFC NASA
- Vibrio cholerae in Chesapeake Bay
Sampling, detection, molecular characterization, ecological behavior, and influence of the Susquehanna River.
Publication: Predictability of Vibrio cholerae in Chesapeake Bay - Louis et al. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2003. 69(5): 2273-2285 - highlighted in ASM News (Jun. 2004)
Links: Chesapeake MD Sea Grant Cruise
- Campylobacter in England and Wales
Statistical modeling, seasonality, and influence of environmental factors.
Publication:Temperature-driven Campylobacter Seasonality in England and Wales Louis et al. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004. In press.
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