Epidemiology

Michelle Khurana,  Begum Zubeida Khurana, Laila, University of Michigan School of Public Health

Three Generations, One Passion: When Public Health Runs in the Family

Michelle Khurana, MPH ’96, and her mother, Begum Zubeida Khurana, MPH ’76, have served the Dearborn area for decades as physicians and advocates. Michelle’s daughter Laila is an undergraduate student at the School of Public health, and they are each full of insight and passion about public health.

Lexi Frank, MPH ’21, University of Michigan School of Public Health

How Museum Collections Can Enhance Public Health

Lexi Frank, MPH ’21

What can dead animals tell us about human health and disease? It turns out, quite a bit. From virus and other pathogen cycles to the quality of the environments we call home, animal health and animal science can tell us a lot about ourselves as humans and how we might improve public health.

Microscopic image of the mycobacterium tuberculosis

Interview with a Pathogen: The Importance of Investigative Reporting in All Things

Dolly Katz, MPH ’90, PhD ’95

Since grade school, Dolly Katz had planned to be a reporter. The Michigan alum worked for years as a Detroit journalist before changing paths. She is now a disease expert at the CDC working to eradicate tuberculosis. Katz’s investigative skills have served her well as both a journalist and an epidemiologist.