Please join us for the weekly Tuberculosis Research Advancement Center (TRAC) Seminar Series from 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET in CRB-2, 1M.13 or via Zoom: https://jhjhm.zoom.us/j/92237457953 | Add to Calendar
Nicholas Paton, MD, FRCP
Professor of Infectious Diseases, National University of Singapore
Professor of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Prof. Nicholas Paton trained in Medicine and Infectious Diseases in Cambridge, Sydney and London, and in Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. From 1997 to 2005 he worked as Head of Department at the National HIV Referral Centre in Singapore and, in addition to clinical care responsibilities, developed a Centre for Research in HIV and Communicable Diseases. From 2006 to 2011 he worked at the UK MRC Clinical Trials Unit where he was the Chief Investigator of large HIV treatment trials such as PIVOT (a trial of a PI-monotherapy strategy done at 45 clinical sites in the UK); and EARNEST (testing options for second-line therapy in over 1200 patients in 5 countries in sub-Saharan Africa).
He currently holds a joint appointment as Professor of Infectious Diseases at the National University of Singapore and at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He is the Chief Investigator of the NADIA trial (comparing dolutegravir with darunavir and comparing maintenance of tenofovir versus switching to zidovudine in second-line therapy, done in 7 sites in Uganda, Kenya and Zimbabwe) and the scientific lead of the CARES trial (comparing long acting cabotegravir/rilpivirine with standard combination ART at 8 sites in Uganda, Kenya and South Africa). In Singapore he leads a programme of TB trials focused on trials of host-directed therapies for TB and exploring novel TB trial outcome measures; and is the Chief Investigator on the TRUNCATE-TB trial (a strategy trial of 2 months of treatment for drug-susceptible TB done across a network of 18 sites in Asia and Africa).
The April TRAC Seminar Series is presented by the TRAC Clinical Core on “Updates from NAR (The Union – North American Region) Conference.”
Please join us for the weekly Tuberculosis Research Advancement Center (TRAC) Seminar Series from 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET in CRB-2, 1M.13 or via Zoom | Add to Calendar
Jyoti S. Mathad, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medical College
JHU Center for Clinical Global Health Education
Johns Hopkins Center for Infectious Diseases Research in India
Dr. Mathad is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology in the Center for Global Health at Weill Cornell Medicine. She is also a faculty member at the Johns Hopkins Center for Clinical Global Health Education. Her primary research interests include the immune and metabolic changes of pregnancy and their impact on the pathogenesis of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis (TB). She has been conducting NIH-funded research in Pune, India since 2010, leading the PRACHITi study on the impact of stage of pregnancy and HIV on the immune response to M. tuberculosis, an R21 on the impact of HIV on placental immunology, and most recently the PRAGaTHI study on the intersection of HIV, TB and gestational diabetes. An active member of the International Maternal, Pediatric, and Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials network (IMPAACT), Dr. Mathad chaired the only study of the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of the 3-month isoniazid/rifapentine regimen for latent TB treatment in pregnant and postpartum women (IMPAACT 2001) and will chair an upcoming trial on 1HP and 3HP in pregnant people living with HIV in South Africa.
In addition to her innovative research, Dr. Mathad also devotes considerable time to mentoring students, residents, and fellows interested in global health, both in New York and India. She co-leads the Women in Global Health Research Initiative at Weill Cornell.
The April TRAC Seminar Series is presented by the TRAC Clinical Core on “Updates from NAR (The Union – North American Region) Conference.”
Please join us for the weekly Tuberculosis Research Advancement Center (TRAC) Seminar Series from 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET in CRB-2, 1M.13 or via Zoom: https://jhjhm.zoom.us/j/92237457953 | Add to Calendar.
Laurence BORAND, PharmD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Center for Tuberculosis Research
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Dr Laurence Borand is a PharmD and Epidemiologist specialized in Clinical Research. She recently joined the Center for TB Research as Director of the Clinical Operations for the SMART4TB project. She used to stand as Head of the Clinical Research Group for the Institut Pasteur International Network. She worked in Clinical Research in several South-East Asian countries in collaboration with African countries over the last years and contributed to impactful multicentric trials/studies on TB prevention, diagnosis and care.
The April TRAC Seminar Series is presented by the TRAC Clinical Core on “Updates from NAR (The Union – North American Region) Conference.”
Please join us for the weekly Tuberculosis Research Advancement Center (TRAC) Seminar Series from 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET in CRB-2, 1M.13 or via Zoom: https://jhjhm.zoom.us/j/92237457953
Add to Calendar
Styliani Karanika, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Dr. Karanika is an Infectious Disease physician and Assistant Professor of Medicine. Her research focuses on TB immunology and host-directed therapies, with a special interest in therapeutic TB vaccines.
The March TRAC Seminar Series is presented by the Microbiology, Immunology, Animal Modeling and Imaging Core on “The host in TB drug development.”
Please join us for the weekly Tuberculosis Research Advancement Center (TRAC) Seminar Series from 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET in CRB-2, 1M.13 or via Zoom: https://jhjhm.zoom.us/j/92237457953
Eileen Scully, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Dr. Scully is an Infectious Disease physician primarily focused on the care of people living with HIV and an immunologist. Her research focuses on the innate immune system in the immunopathogenesis of infections with a special interest in the role of biological sex in shaping host responses.
The March TRAC Seminar Series is presented by the Microbiology, Immunology, Animal Modeling and Imaging Core on “The host in TB drug development.”
Please join us for the weekly Tuberculosis Research Advancement Center (TRAC) Seminar Series from 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET in CRB-2, 1M.13 or via Zoom: https://jhjhm.zoom.us/j/92237457953
Anne Hamacher-Brady, PhD
Associate Scientist, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
The March TRAC Seminar Series is presented by the Microbiology, Immunology, Animal Modeling and Imaging Core on “Remembering the Host in TB Drug Development.”
Please join us for the weekly Tuberculosis Research Advancement Center (TRAC) Seminar Series from 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET in CRB-2, 1M.13 or via Zoom: https://jhjhm.zoom.us/j/92237457953
Petros C. Karakousis, MD
Professor of Medicine and International Health
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
The March TRAC Seminar Series is presented by the Microbiology, Immunology, Animal Modeling and Imaging Core on “Remembering the Host in TB Drug Development.”
Please join us for the weekly Tuberculosis Research Advancement Center (TRAC) Seminar Series from 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET in CRB-2, 1M.13 or via Zoom: https://jhjhm.zoom.us/j/92237457953
Katherine Robsky, PhD MPH
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Epidemiology
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Katherine is an infectious disease epidemiologist with interests in the application social epidemiology, spatial statistics, and health equity to TB control. Her dissertation and postdoctoral research, under the mentorship of Dr. David Dowdy, aims to leverage spatiotemporal data to improve TB active case finding in Uganda. She will be joining Georgetown University’s Center for Global Health Practice and Impact in March 2023.
The February TRAC Seminar Series is presented by the Bioinformatics, Modeling & Biostatistics Core on “Person-Centered Diagnosis and Prevention of TB.”
Please join us for the weekly Tuberculosis Research Advancement Center (TRAC) Seminar Series from 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET in CRB-2, 1M.13 or via Zoom: https://jhjhm.zoom.us/j/92237457953
Joowhan Sung, MD MSc
Clinical and Research Fellow, Division of Infectious Diseases
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Dr. Joowhan Sung is a second-year infectious diseases fellow at Johns Hopkins. He obtained his medical degree from Yonsei University College of Medicine and Master of Science in Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical medicine. He finished his Internal Medicine residency at Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and worked as a hospitalist for four years before joining Johns Hopkins as an infectious diseases fellow in 2021. At Hopkins, he has worked on studies evaluating TB diagnostics and preventive measures in Uganda, and his research interests lie at the intersection of digital health and TB in resource-constrained settings.
The February TRAC Seminar Series is presented by the Bioinformatics, Modeling & Biostatistics Core on “Person-Centered Diagnosis and Prevention of TB.”
Please join us for the weekly Tuberculosis Research Advancement Center (TRAC) Seminar Series from 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET in CRB-2, 1M.13 or via Zoom: https://jhjhm.zoom.us/j/92237457953
Lukas E. Bruemmer
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Division of Infectious Disease and Tropical Medicine, Center for Infectious Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital
Lukas Bruemmer is a medical student (MD / PhD equivalent) at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. He is currently pursuing a year-long research rotation with David Dowdy focused on cost-effectiveness analysis and transmission modeling. Lukas majored in finance for his undergraduate studies, and gained work experience with international organizations in the financial and health industry (profit and non-profit) in parallel to pursuing his degrees. His research at BSPH is supported by the German Center for Infection Research, the German Academic Exchange Service, and the Heidelberg Graduate School of Global Health.
The February TRAC Seminar Series is presented by the Bioinformatics, Modeling & Biostatistics Core on “Person-Centered Diagnosis and Prevention of TB.”
