We are pleased to announce that Whitney Faculty Dr. David Duffy was granted promotion and tenure by the University of Florida Board of Trustees to Associate Professor of Wildlife Disease Genomics. He is now tenured faculty in the University of Florida Biology Department!
The designation is based on the faculty’s research, publications, service and teaching achievements during their time at the University of Florida. He continues his research full time at the UF Whitney Laboratory campus. Congratulations, Dr. Duffy!
Dr. David Duffy lab’s primary focus is using genomics approaches to understand wildlife and human health and disease, and the use of environmental DNA (eDNA) for pathogen monitoring and endangered species detection. His lab’s research encompasses the cell and genetic levels up to organism and population levels. In addition to molecular tumor research, they are establishing genomic resources and environmental DNA-based detection approaches for wildlife, humans and viral pathogens. Ultimately, they seek to improve rehabilitation outcomes and inform population level management decisions to mitigate the impact of wildlife diseases on endangered species.
Dr. Duffy has University of Florida Gainesville campus affiliations in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Biology Department, UF Biodiversity Institute and the UF Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research.