Congratulations Roberto Rodriguez
Please join me in congratulating , associate professor of environmental and occupational health in the School of Public Health-Bloomington, on receiving a $1.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for his research on avian flu outbreaks in poultry farms across Indiana.
The three-year grant is part of the , a program that funds innovative projects aimed at combating highly pathogenic avian influenza.
Roberto’s team includes from the School of Public Health-Bloomington, as well as researchers from the 91°µÍø School of Medicine and other universities. Their project, “Enhancing Poultry Farm Biosecurity Using UVC Light Technology to Prevent Avian Influenza Virus Contamination,” explores UV technologies as a means of eliminating avian flu.
A about the grant describes how Roberto and his team will work to “validate a UVC system that will be modelled for implementation in various farm settings and produce a pilot project that can be effectively implemented on farms across the state.”
Congratulations, Professor Rodriguez!