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UF Health University of Florida
Comparative, Diagnostic & Population Medicine College of Veterinary Medicine
Subhashinie Kariyawasam

Subhashinie Kariyawasam, BVSc, PhD, DACVM, DACPV, DACVPM, DABMM

Chair, Department of Comparative, Diagnostic, and Population Medicine; Professor, Microbiology

Department: Department of Comparative, Diagnostic & Population Medicine
Business Phone: (352) 294-8794
Business Email: skariyawasam@ufl.edu

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Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

  1. VEM5144 – Lg An Appl Vet Micro

    College of Veterinary Medicine

  2. VEM5141 – Vet Microbiology

    College of Veterinary Medicine

  3. VEM5313 – Poultry Diseases

    College of Veterinary Medicine

  4. VEM5991 – Clkship Indiv Invest

    College of Veterinary Medicine

  5. VEM5110 – Animal Systems 1

    College of Veterinary Medicine

  6. VME6905 – Problems in Veterinary Medical Sciences

    College of Veterinary Medicine

  7. VME7979 – Advanced Research

    College of Veterinary Medicine

  8. VME7980 – Research for Doctoral Dissertation

    College of Veterinary Medicine

  9. VME6971 – Research for Master’s Thesis

    College of Veterinary Medicine

  10. VME6910 – Supervised Research

    College of Veterinary Medicine

Board Certifications

  • Diplomate
    American College of Veterinary Microbiology
  • Diplomate
    American College of Poultry Veterinarians
  • Diplomate
    American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine
  • Diplomate
    American Board of Medical Microbiology

Clinical Profile

Diagnostic Microbiology

Research Profile

Veterinary diagnostic microbiology; pathogenomics of Escherichia coli and Salmonella; emergence of antimicrobial resistance; bacterial pathogenesis.

Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)

0000-0003-2887-7982

Publications

Academic Articles

Grants

  1. Agreement for Dr. L. Kalathilparambil Edison

    Active

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    FL DEPT OF AG AND CONSUMER SER via US DEPT OF AG APHIS

  2. Epidemiological investigation of zoonotic and antimicrobial-resistant pathogens of one health interest, and improving aquatic disease diagnostic capabilities in Florida

    Active

    Role:
    Co-Project Director/Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    FL DEPT OF AG AND CONSUMER SER via US DEPT OF AG APHIS

  3. Developing a vaccine against spotty liver diseased caused by Campylobacter hepaticus in commercial layer chickens

    Active

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    US DEPT OF AG NATL INST OF FOOD AND AG

  4. FL Antimicrobial Resistance Dashboard

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    US DEPT OF AG APHIS

  5. Identification of serological markers of protection and risk for dengue vaccines and natural infection

    Role:
    Project Manager
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NIAID

  6. USAID/The Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education, Central Department of Missions (CDM)

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    EMBASSY OF ARAB REPUB OF EGYPT via US AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

  7. Reducing antimicrobial resistance dissemination in broiler chickens using phytochemicals

    Active

    Role:
    Co-Project Director/Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    UNIV OF CONNECTICUT via US DEPT OF AG NATL INST OF FOOD AND AG

  8. PhD Scholarship Program Under US-Pakistan Knowledge Corridor (Phase I)

    Active

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION PAKISTAN

  9. Translating a discovery into improving food safety: a novel poultry Salmonella vaccine and diagnostic methodology to control foodborne salmonellosis

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    US DEPT OF AG NATL INST OF FOOD AND AG

Education

  1. DABMM

    American Board of Medical Microbiology

  2. DACVPM

    American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine

  3. DACVM

    American College of Poultry Veterinarians

  4. DACVM

    American College of Veterinary Microbiology

  5. PhD

    University of Guelph

  6. BVSc

    University of Peradeniya

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 294-8794
Emails:
Business:
skariyawasam@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100123
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610