Sangeeta Rao

Dr. Rao's teaching and research goal is to improve analytical approaches to understanding occurrence and distribution of health events/diseases in animals including those of public health importance. Her specific research is on antimicrobial resistance in food borne and hospital borne pathogens and their genetic diversity across various host species. She has been one of the supportive members of the Animal Population Health Institute (APHI) mission at CSU that includes international activities and collaborations. The activities are conducted under the One Health auspices and emphasize the human-animal interface.

Her close association with the Center for Epidemiology and Animal Health (CEAH) at the United States Department of Agriculture - Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) brings her an opportunity to be involved in the analytical side of national programs on animal health. She's had a unique opportunity to contribute to international activities by mentoring diverse field epidemiology trainees from veterinary and public health in approaches to tackle diseases at the population level and set up surveillance programs. With her diverse professional involvement and exchange of knowledge, she believes that her interest and passion to contribute to the mission of science would be sustained through these programs.

Biostatistics is one of the core requirements for any research. She's been facilitating research collaborations across her department as well as the college through advising researchers on study design, data analyses, clinical interpretations, and application of research data to clinical scenarios, including clinical trials. Her role as biostatistics adviser for the Colorado Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CCTSI) at CSU has added a new dimension to translational research. This role has helped broaden her scientific horizons and her passion to contribute to research and knowledge transfer within CSU as well as other organizations.