Dr. Galgiani has been working with Valley fever (coccidioidomycosis) for the last four decades. As Director of the Valley Fever Center for Excellence his passion is research in the treatment of Valley fever. This involves studies to improve the detection of the fungus in the environment, to increase the sensitivity of diagnostic tests for patients, and to develop a vaccine to prevent the disease in both humans and animals.
Director, Valley Fever Center for Excellence
Professor of Medicine, Immunobiology, and BIO5 Institute
Contact:
(520) 626-4968
spherule@arizona.edu
The University of Arizona College of Medicine
Medical Research Building Room 119
1656 E. Mabel Street, PO Box 245215
Tucson, AZ 85724
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