Public Health and Health Professions
von Fricken Lab
Led by Michael E von Fricken · Environmental and Global Health
What we study
The lab studies emerging infectious diseases at the human-animal-environment interface, using fieldwork in regions like Haiti, Kenya, and Mongolia. They combine novel surveillance techniques with molecular and environmental approaches.
What working here is like
- Fieldwork
- Wet lab
- Computational
- Coding helps
- Projects
- 3
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Characterizing Emerging Arboviral Threats in Tick Populations
Researching arboviruses in ticks to understand new disease threats.
Determining the Threat of Detection-Resistant Malaria and Arboviruses on Hispaniola (FY 24)
Examining malaria and arbovirus resistance in Haiti to assess public health risks.
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Disease transmission along complex human-animal networks: a novel method for improving zoonotic disease modeling
Developing models to track zoonotic disease spread across human-animal-environment interactions.
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Recent papers, explained
- Short report: surveillance of hrp2/hrp3 deletions in Plasmodium falciparum within Haiti, 2021–2023, using RDTs
2026 · Malaria Journal
Tests whether malaria tests in Haiti are affected by a genetic change in the parasite.
- A review of ticks and tick-borne diseases in Southeast Asia: identifying priorities, hurdles, and opportunities for health and knowledge gain
2026 · Acta Tropica
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- Evidence-informed trial recruitment planning: an integrative review of infectious disease trials in Africa
2026 · Trials
Reviews challenges in recruiting participants for infectious disease trials in Africa.
- Vegetation, temperature, and human population density influence mosquito biodiversity in Haiti
2026 · Parasites & Vectors
Studies how environment affects mosquito biodiversity in Haiti.
- Serologically analyzing blood samples from Mongolian livestock for zoonotic pathogens
2026 · Scientific Reports
Tests Mongolian livestock for zoonotic pathogens using blood samples.
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