Infectious Diseases

Africa CDC Partnership Initiative in Biosecurity and Biosafety
Faculty: Wilmot James, PhD
Locations: Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria and Zambia
Areas of Focus: Health Security, Infectious Diseases


ARV-Based Prevention and Treatment for High-Risk Women in Durban, South Africa
Faculty: Joanne E. Mantell, PhD
Location: South Africa
Areas of Focus: Infectious Diseases


Attitudes, Behaviors, and Health Needs of Adolescents and Young Men in La Romana, Dominican Republic
Faculty: Silvia Cunto-Amesty, MD, MPH, MSEd
Locations: Dominican Republic
Areas of Focus: Access to Health Care, Gender, Sexuality, and LGBTQ Health, Health Care Discrimination, Infectious Diseases, Mental Health, Sexual Health, Violence and Health, Women's Health


Biomedical HIV/AIDS Prevention Program - Yunnan (B-HAPPY)
Faculty: Kathrine Meyers, DrPH, MS, MPP
Locations: Yunnan, China
Areas of Focus: Gender, Sexuality, and LGBTQ Health, Infectious Diseases, Sexual Health


Children of China Pediatrics Foundation
Faculty: Joshua Hyman, MD
Locations: China
Areas of Focus: Access to Health Care, Infectious Diseases, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Neurological Diseases, Surgery


Children’s Hospitals in Africa Mapping Project
Faculty: Lawrence Stanberry, MD, PhD, Philip LaRussa, MD, Wilmot James, PhD
Locations: Botswana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia
Areas of Focus: Health Security, Infectious Diseases, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health


Discovery of the Drugable Malarial Parasite Genome
Faculty: David Fidock, PhD
Locations: United States
Areas of Focus: Infectious Diseases


Estudio de Prevalencia de Infecciones de Transmisión Sexual en Poblaciones Clave (EPIC): Assessment of STI Risk Among Key Populations in Two Areas in the Dominican Republic
Faculty: Silvia Cunto-Amesty, MD, MPH, MSEd
Locations: Dominican Republic (La Romana and Santo Domingo)
Areas of Focus: Access to Health Care, Gender, Sexuality, and LGBTQ Health, Health Care, Discrimination, Infectious Diseases, Mental Health, Sexual Health, Violence and Health, Women's Health


Genetic Analysis of Multidrug-resistant Malaria Parasites
Faculty: David Fidock, PhD
Locations: United States
Areas of Focus: Infectious Diseases


Improving Assessment for Neurocognitive Impairment Among Perinatally HIV-Infected Youth
Faculty: Reuben N. Robbins, PhD
Locations: South Africa
Areas of Focus: Infectious Diseases, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Mental Health, mHealth, Neurological Disease


Masivukeni: A Multimedia ART Adherence Intervention for Resource-Limited Settings
Faculty: Robert Remien, PhD
Locations: South Africa
Areas of Focus: Access to Health Care, Chronic Diseases, Infectious Diseases, Sexual Health


Miraclefeet
Faculty: Joshua Hyman, MD
Locations: China, South America, India, Africa
Areas of Focus: Access to Health Care, Infectious Diseases, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Neurological Diseases, Surgery


Pan-African Neonatal Care Assessment Survey (PANCAS)

Faculty: Lawrence Stanberry, MD, PhD, Lisa Saiman, MD, MPH, Philip LaRussa, MD, Wilmot James, PhD
Locations: Africa
Areas of Focus: Infectious Diseases, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health


Preparing for Ring Opportunities through Market Introduction Support and Knowledge Exchange (PROMISE) – Columbia
Faculty: Delivette Castor, PhD
Locations: Sub-Saharan Africa
Areas of Focus: Epidemiology, Gender, Sexuality and LGBTQ Health, Infectious Diseases, Sexual Health, Women’s Health 


Standing Tall
Faculty: Claude Ann Mellins, PhD
Locations: South Africa
Areas of Focus: Gender, Sexuality, and LGBTQ Health, Infectious Diseases, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health


Suubi4Her: A Combination Intervention Addressing HIV Risk Behaviors Among Older Adolescent Girls Transitioning into Adulthood in Uganda
Faculty: Claude Ann Mellins, PhD
Locations: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Gender, Sexuality, and LGBTQ Health, Infectious Diseases, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health


Understanding the Types and Extent of Violence Experienced by Female Sex Workers in La Romana, Dominican Republic
Faculty: Silvia Cunto-Amesty, MD, MPH, MSEd
Locations: Dominican Republic
Areas of Focus: Access to Health Care, Gender, Sexuality, and LGBTQ Health, Health Care Discrimination, Infectious Diseases, Mental Health, Sexual Health, Violence and Health, Women's Health


Use of ARV Drug Levels in DBS to Assess and Manage ART Adherence in South Africa
Faculty: Robert Remien, PhD
Locations: South Africa
Areas of Focus: Access to Health Care, Chronic Diseases, Infectious Diseases, Sexual Health


Using Mobile Technology to Improve Assessment of Neurocognitive Impairment Among Perinatally HIV-Infected Youth in Resource Limited Settings
Faculty: Reuben N. Robbins, PhD
Locations: Thailand
Areas of Focus: Infectious Diseases, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Mental Health, mHealth, Neurological Diseases