Dr. Jerry Cangelosi leads a research team focused on pathogen detection in clinical and environmental samples and the epidemiology of infectious diseases.
Working across the public and private sectors, Dr Cangelosi's research team has generated 10 patents, two product launches, a start-up company launch and more than 80 publications in areas including COVID-19, tuberculosis and related diseases, food- and water-borne pathogens and health care-associated infections.
Dr. Cangelosi is a professor in the University of Washington Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences and adjunct professor in the departments of Global Health and Epidemiology. He teaches environmental health courses on environmental change, microbiomes and environmental pathogens.
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