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TRAC Seminar Series: Long-term oxygen therapy and Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Post-TB Lung Disease | Neelima Navuluri, MD, MPH

The Tuberculosis Research Advancement Center (TRAC) Seminar will be held on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 from 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET in CRB-2, 1M.13 or via Zoom. Add to Calender

“Long-term oxygen therapy and Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Post-TB Lung Disease“

Neelima Navuluri, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Global Health
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care
Duke Global Health Institute
Duke University

Dr. Neelima Navuluri is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Global Health in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care at Duke University School of Medicine and the Duke Global Health Institute. Her research focuses on the epidemiology of chronic lung diseases in resource-limited settings and the implementation of evidence-based interventions to improve respiratory health outcomes. She currently conducts studies on PTLD in Kenya and Uganda through the AMPATH Consortium and International Epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA).

This Seminar is presented by the Administrative Core and Developmental Core

Join via Zoom: New link for 2024-2025
Topic: TRAC Seminar Series
Time: Every week on Wednesday at 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting: Https://jhjhm.zoom.us/j/92431052728?pwd=STVlQXREQm1ITlZBZWNxWE05UzdFQT09
Meeting ID: 924 3105 2728
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TRAC Seminar Series: Socio-economic impacts of TB – updates from the TB Sequel multi-country prospective observational cohort study | Denise Evans, MD, MS

The Tuberculosis Research Advancement Center (TRAC) Seminar will be held on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 from 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET in CRB-2, 1M.13 or via Zoom. Add to Calender

“Socio-economic impacts of TB – updates from the TB Sequel multi-country prospective observational cohort study“

Denise Evans, PhD (Biomed)

Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg South Africa.

Denise Evans is a Principal Researcher at the Health of Economics and Epidemiology Research Office, a Division of the Wits Health Consortium at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. She has a joint appointment as an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand. She has been at HE2RO for over 15 years and currently leads the TB Research portfolio at HE2RO. She has published over 140 peer-reviewed papers (Google Scholar H-index as of 35) and is an NRF C-rated scientist. She has been the PI on multiple large grants, several cluster randomized trials, and health economic evaluations for TB in South Africa and other countries. She has been leading the socio-economic research task of TB Sequel since 2016. Much of her research focuses on the bi-directional relationship between post-TB lung disease and economic, social, and psychological outcomes associated with TB.

This Seminar is presented by the Administrative Core and Developmental Core

TRAC Seminar Series: Post-TB Lung Disease: Survivor Experiences | Goodman Makanda, TB Advocate & Survivor

The Tuberculosis Research Advancement Center (TRAC) Seminar will be held on Wednesday, February 5th from 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET in CRB-2, 1M.13 or via Zoom. Add to Calender

“Post-TB Lung Disease: Survivor Experiences”

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Goodman Makanda, TB Advocate & Survivor

Goodman Makanda is a TB survivor and Advocacy Officer at TB Proof, a non-profit organization dedicated to ending the TB pandemic through advocacy, stigma reduction, and health equity. A passionate activist, author, and speaker, he champions advocacy around person-centered TB care, mental health support, and survivor-led solutions to ensure those affected play a central role in driving change. He also serves on the Ethics Committee of the South African Medical Research Council.

This Seminar is presented by the Administrative Core and Developmental Core

TRAC Seminar Series: Post-TB Lung Disease: From Burden to Pathogenesis, Sara Auld, MD, MS

The Tuberculosis Research Advancement Center (TRAC) Visiting Faculty Seminar will be held on Wednesday, January 29th from 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET in CRB-2, 1M.13 or via Zoom. Add to Calender

“Post-TB Lung Disease: From Burden to Pathogenesis”

Sara Auld, MD, MS

Associate Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Global Health at Emory University.

Dr. Sara Auld is an Associate Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Global Health at Emory University. Before coming to Emory, she worked at the US CDC as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer in the International TB Branch. In addition to her clinical work in pulmonary and critical care medicine, she conducts clinical and translational studies focused on the intersections between TB, HIV, and lung health, including post-TB lung disease.

This Seminar is presented by the Administrative Core

TRAC Seminar Series: Akshay Gupte, PhD MBBS MPH | TB-associated lung injury and post-TB lung disease: Clinical phenotypes and immunological endotypes

The weekly Tuberculosis Research Advancement Center (TRAC) Seminar Series is held on Wednesdays from 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET in-person or via Zoom. Add to Calendar

“TB-associated lung injury and post-TB lung disease: Clinical phenotypes and immunological endotypes”

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Akshay Gupte, PhD MBBS MPH

Assistant Professor of Global Health
Boston University School of Public Health

Dr. Gupte is Assistant Professor of Global Health at Boston University. His research is focused on the intersection of infectious and chronic lung diseases in low- and middle-income settings. Dr. Gupte leads several NIH funded studies to describe the epidemiology and pathogenesis of lung injury in TB/HIV, measure its impact on poor clinical outcomes, and identify therapeutic and programmatic interventions to improve post-TB lung health and longevity.

Join via Zoom – **New link for 2024-2025**
Https://jhjhm.zoom.us/j/92431052728?pwd=STVlQXREQm1ITlZBZWNxWE05UzdFQT09
Meeting ID: 924 3105 2728
Passcode: 175279

TRAC Visiting Faculty Seminar: Beatriz Barreto Duarte, MD, PhD

The Tuberculosis Research Advancement Center (TRAC) Visiting Faculty Seminar will be held on Wednesday, January 15th from 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET in CRB-2, 1M.13 or via Zoom. Add to Calendar.

“Improving TB Care to Make it Person-Centered: Old and New Strategies Revisited”

Beatriz Barreto Duarte, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, ZARNS School of Medicine
Postdoctoral Fellow, Regional Prospective Observational Research for Tuberculosis (RePORT) International
Collaborating Researcher, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Bahia

Dr. Duarte is a physician-scientist from Brazil. Her research focuses on investigating tuberculosis and HIV among highly vulnerable populations, with an emphasis on systems epidemiology. Her Ph.D. research at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro utilized Brazil’s national TB database to explore the link between social vulnerability and TB treatment outcomes, identifying key strategies and populations for improving treatment success. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Medicine at ZARNS School of Medicine, a postdoctoral fellow with the Regional Prospective Observational Research for Tuberculosis (RePORT) International, and a collaborating researcher at the Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz) in Bahia.

This Visiting Faculty Seminar is presented by the Developmental Core

TRAC Visiting Faculty Seminar: D. Branch Moody, MD

The Tuberculosis Research Advancement Center (TRAC) Visiting Faculty Seminar will be held on Wednesday, January 8th from 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET in CRB-2, 1M.13 or via Zoom. RSVP for lunch by Tuesday, 1/07 by 12pm. Add to Calendar.

“Discovering disease relevant molecules in the unsolved Mtb lipidome.”

D. Branch Moody, MD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Physician, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

This Visiting Faculty Seminar is presented by the Microbiology, Immunology, Animal Modeling & Imaging (MIAMI) Core.

TRAC Seminar Series

**Location change – for the November & December Clinical Core TRAC Seminars, we will be meeting in the Carnegie 328 Conference room located in the Carnegie building of JHH.**

The weekly Tuberculosis Research Advancement Center (TRAC) Seminar Series is held on Wednesdays from 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET in-person or via Zoom. Add to Calendar.

“Piloting TUTT-PT: Targeted universal TB testing with simultaneous TPT prescribing among people living with HIV in South Africa [interim analysis]”

Kate Shearer, PhD, MPH

Research Associate, Division of Infectious Diseases

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Kate Shearer is an infectious disease epidemiologist who has lived and worked in southern Africa for 15 years. Currently based in Cape Town, her research interests include the provision of TB preventive treatment to people living with HIV, post-hospitalization care for people living with HIV, and TB diagnostics and case finding.

Join via Zoom – **New link for 2024-2025**
Https://jhjhm.zoom.us/j/92431052728?pwd=STVlQXREQm1ITlZBZWNxWE05UzdFQT09
Meeting ID: 924 3105 2728
Passcode: 175279

TRAC Seminar Series

**Location change – for the November & December Clinical Core TRAC Seminars, we will be meeting in the Carnegie 328 Conference room located in the Carnegie building of JHH.**

The weekly Tuberculosis Research Advancement Center (TRAC) Seminar Series is held on Wednesdays from 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET in-person or via Zoom. Add to Calendar

“Should individuals with Xpert trace-positive screening results be treated? Findings from the TURN-TB study”

Joowhan Sung MD MSc

Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Joowhan Sung is an infectious diseases physician who recently completed a clinical and research fellowship at Johns Hopkins and has joined its Division of Infectious Diseases as an Assistant Professor. His work focuses on evaluating diagnostic tools for tuberculosis, including Xpert Ultra and computer-aided detection software, in the context of active case finding.

Join via Zoom – **New link for 2024-2025**
Https://jhjhm.zoom.us/j/92431052728?pwd=STVlQXREQm1ITlZBZWNxWE05UzdFQT09
Meeting ID: 924 3105 2728
Passcode: 175279

TRAC Seminar Series

**Location change – for the November & December Clinical Core TRAC Seminars, we will be meeting in the Carnegie 328 Conference room located in the Carnegie building of JHH.**

The weekly Tuberculosis Research Advancement Center (TRAC) Seminar Series is held on Wednesdays from 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET in-person or via Zoom. Add to Calendar

“Updates from the Union Meeting”

Carrie Tudor, PhD, MPH, RN
Research Associate, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
Deputy Project Director, SMART4TB
TB Project Director, International Council of Nurses

Carrie Tudor has worked in global health for over 20 years on various global health projects throughout Asia and Africa. She earned a BSN and PhD from the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and a MPH from Emory University. Following her PhD, she completed a Fogarty Global Health Post-doctoral research fellowship at the KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for TB and HIV (now the African Health Research Institute). Her research interests are focused on the occupational risk factors for TB among healthcare workers, airborne infection prevention and control, and preventing TB and other infections in healthcare workers.

Tudor is the TB Project Director for the International Council of Nurses working to build the capacity of nurses related to TB/MDR-TB and patient-centred care in China, the Russian Federation, and seven sub-Saharan African countries.

Join via Zoom – **New link for 2024-2025**
Https://jhjhm.zoom.us/j/92431052728?pwd=STVlQXREQm1ITlZBZWNxWE05UzdFQT09
Meeting ID: 924 3105 2728
Passcode: 175279