The Tuberculosis Research Advancement Center (TRAC) Seminar on Wednesday, September 24, 2025 from 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET will be held in the Carnegie 328 Conference Room and via Zoom.

**Please note that unfortunately we will no longer be able to provide lunch during these meetings**

“Understanding TB isolation policy implementation and patient experiences in the US”

Ruvandhi Nathavitharana, MD MPH FIDSA
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Harvard Medical School

Dr. Nathavitharana is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Attending Physician in Infectious Diseases at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Nathavitharana’s research, funded primarily by a US National Institutes of Health Director’s New Innovator Award, uses translational and implementation science to optimize TB diagnosis, decrease transmission, and end stigma. She served as a technical expert for WHO TB diagnostic guidelines and the NTCA Respiratory Isolation guidelines. Dr. Nathavitharana’s clinical efforts focus on the longitudinal, multidisciplinary care of patients with TB and NTM infections.

The September TRAC seminars are presented by the Clinical Core and will focus on Domestic TB. The September seminars will be held in-person in the Carnegie 328 Conference Room and via Zoom.

Join via Zoom: New link for 2025-2026
Topic: TRAC Seminar Series
Time: Every week on Wednesday at 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
https://jhjhm.zoom.us/j/94704979755?pwd=YpHbpfn2jpsUhPl2DVXtYsehDQSrMP.1
Meeting ID: 947 0497 9755
Passcode: 179967