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Kelli Barr

Dr. Kelli Barr

University of South Florida, Center for Global Health and Infectious Diseases Re...

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Dr. Barr is an Associate Professor at the College of Public Health at the University of South Florida. She holds undergraduate degrees in Classical Studies and English Literature and PhD in Plant, Insect, and Microbial Science. Dr. Barr joined the faculty at the University of South Florida College of Public Health in 2021. Her research program studies viruses in order to develop better control and interventions for preventing infections in humans and animals. Her research is focused on epidemiology and pathogenesis of vector-borne and zoonotic viruses, specifically the flaviviruses and alphaviruses. Dr. Barr’s research focuses on defining the epidemiology of arboviruses in respect to movement of humans and animals. She is also deeply interested in viral pathogenesis and is utilizing human organoids and stem cells to understand the progression and establishment of viral infections in the brain.

Research Keywords & Expertise

Diagnostics
Organoids
congenital infection
arboviruses
Encephalitis/encephalo...

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arboviruses
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Diagnostics
10%
congenital infection
8%
Organoids

Short Biography

Dr. Barr is an Associate Professor at the College of Public Health at the University of South Florida. She holds undergraduate degrees in Classical Studies and English Literature and PhD in Plant, Insect, and Microbial Science. Dr. Barr joined the faculty at the University of South Florida College of Public Health in 2021. Her research program studies viruses in order to develop better control and interventions for preventing infections in humans and animals. Her research is focused on epidemiology and pathogenesis of vector-borne and zoonotic viruses, specifically the flaviviruses and alphaviruses. Dr. Barr’s research focuses on defining the epidemiology of arboviruses in respect to movement of humans and animals. She is also deeply interested in viral pathogenesis and is utilizing human organoids and stem cells to understand the progression and establishment of viral infections in the brain.

Career Timeline

Baylor University

University Educator/Researcher

01 August 2018 - 01 May 2021


University of Florida

University Educator/Researcher

01 October 2015 - 01 July 2018