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Ilinca Ciubotariu, PhD, MHS '17, is an infectious disease scientist and interdisciplinary educator training the next generation in STEM through topics like rigorous methods, data science, and ethics.
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Most recent publications:
I.I. Ciubotariu, R.P. Wilkes, J.J. Kattoor, E.N. Christian, G. Carpi, and A. Kitchen (2024). Investigating the rise of Omicron through genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in a highly vaccinated university cohort. Microbial Genomics. 10(2): 001194. https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/mgen/10.1099/mgen.0.001194
I.I. Ciubotariu, H.L Markle, M.E. Gebhardt, and D.E. Norris (2024). Unveiling the world of mosquitoes and disease. Frontiers for Young Minds. 12: 1285407. https://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2024.1285407
I.I. Ciubotariu (2023). How a simple celebratory gathering can offer a positive outlook. Nature. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02350-w
I.I Ciubotariu, A. Monroe, N.A. Williams, S.B. Ogoma, and F. Okumu (2023). Ifakara MasterClasses: Lessons from leading experts on the battle against malaria. Trends in Parasitology. 39(8): 607-614. https://www.cell.com/trends/parasitology/fulltext/S1471-4922(23)00126-5
I.I. Ciubotariu and G. Bosch (2023). Teaching students to R3eason, not merely to solve problem sets: The role of philosophy and visual data communication in accessible data science education. PLoS Computational Biology. 19(6): e1011160. https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011160