Trainees

2017-2018 Trainees

James Leathers (Vanderbilt University) working with Dr. Jose Debes in Cordoba, Argentina on research studies on Hepatitis E in immunosuppressed hosts.
Alex Rowan (Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University) working with Dr. William Stauffer in Kampala, Uganda on mental health screening and diagnostic tools for refugee populations.
Ali Sawani (Central Florida University) working with Dr. Katherine Anderson in Bangkok, Thailand on numerous infectious disease studies.
Lye-Yeng Wong (Dartmouth University) working with Dr. Jason Baker in Cape Town, South Africa on HIV research studies.

Sarah Bridge (University of Utah) working with Dr. David Boulware in Mbarara, Uganda
Philip Bystrom (University of Western Michigan) working with Dr. David Boulware in Mbarara, Uganda and Bangkok, Thailand

"Diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for tuberculous meningitis in HIV-infected adults: a prospective cohort study." Publication
"Hemolytic uremic syndrome caused by E. coli O157 infection." Publication

Andrew Flynn (University of Colorado) working with Dr. David Boulware in Kampala, Uganda

"Coca-Cola's multifaceted threat to global public health." Publication
"Treatment-based risk factors for tuberculosis drug resistance in Bolivia" 46th Union World Conference on Lung Health, Cape Town, South Africa. Dec 5, 2015.
"Socioeconomic position, survival and viral suppression in a ten-year follow-up cohort of Ugandan patients receiving antiretroviral therapy." 21st International AIDS Conference, Durban, South Africa. July 19, 2016
"Evolving Failures in the Delivery of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Care: Lessons From a Ugandan Meningitis Cohort 2006-2016." Publication

Ericka Jaramillo (Mount Sinai Medical School) working with Sarah Cusick, PhD in Kampala, Uganda

"Delaying the start of iron until 28 days after antimalarial treatment is associated with lower incidence of subsequent illness in children with malaria and iron deficiency." Publication

Nicole Stephens (Wake Forest University) working with Drs. Anne Frosch and David Boulware in Kampala, Uganda

Novel use of hydroxyurea in an African region with malaria: Protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial. Publication

Chandler Villaverde (Brown University), working in Kampala, Uganda with Chandy John on his study, "Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Children with Severe Malaria"
Wendy Fujita (Emory University), working in Kampala, Uganda with David Boulware and Kirsten Nielsen:

"Antimicrobial Resistance in Uganda and the Urgent Need for Standardized Reporting and a National Surveillance Program" (invited presentation to CDC Antimicrobial Resistance Taskforce)

Decrease in Numbers of Naive and Resting B Cells in HIV-Infected Kenyan Adults Leads to a Proportional Increase in Total and Plasmodium falciparum–Specific Atypical Memory B Cells. Publications

Jonathan Dyal (Johns Hopkins), working in Kampala, Uganda with David Boulware and Kirsten Nielsen:

Reproducibility of CSF quantitative culture methods for estimating rate of clearance in cryptococcal meningitis. Publication
Leptospira seroprevalence and risk factors in health center patients in Hoima district, Western Uganda. Publication

Multisite validation of cryptococcal antigen lateral flow assay and quantification by laser thermal contrast. Publication
Pilot study of a population-based survey to assess the prevalence of surgical conditions in Uganda. Publication
Blood utilization at a national referral hospital in sub-Saharan Africa. Publication
Surgeons Overseas Assessment of Surgical Need (SOSAS) Uganda: Update for Household Survey. Publication
Geospatial analysis of unmet pediatric surgical need in Uganda. Publication
Epidemiology of pediatric surgical needs in low-income countries. Publication
Quantifying the pediatric surgical need in Uganda: results of a nationwide cross-sectional, household survey. Publication
Burden of Surgical Conditions in Uganda: A Cross-sectional Nationwide Household Survey. Publication
Improving surgical access in rural Africa through a surgical camp model. Publication