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International health research has long been a focus and strength of the division. Faculty not only work on pathogens of global concern, they do so in collaboration with overseas investigators and at partner study sites in Brazil, Bangladesh, Tanzania, Uganda and elsewhere. Many of these sites represent long-standing partnerships cultivated over years of grant-supported study.<\/p>\n

Areas of investigation include diarrheal pathogens, malaria, diagnostics for Mycobacterium tuberculosis,<\/em>\u00a0the impact of childhood malnutrition, and the genetics of disease susceptibility.<\/p>\n

The following interdisciplinary faculty conduct research and instruct fellows in this area:<\/h6>\n

\n\"Mayuresh<\/a>\n

Abhyankar, Mayuresh<\/a><\/h2>\n

Amebiasis vaccine development; biomarkers of Clostridium difficile disease severity<\/p>\n<\/div>

\n\"Carol<\/a>\n

Gilchrist, Carol A.<\/a><\/h2>\n

Identification of Parasite Virulence Factors<\/p>\n<\/div>

\n\"Richard<\/a>\n

Guerrant, Richard L.<\/a><\/h2>\n

Enteric infections, toxin mechanisms, pathogenesis and long-term impact<\/p>\n<\/div>

\n\"Jennifer<\/a>\n

Guler, Jennifer<\/a><\/h2>\n

Mechanisms of Genetic and Metabolic Adaptation in the Malaria Parasite, Plasmodium falciparum<\/p>\n<\/div>

\n\"Scott<\/a>\n

Heysell, Scott K.<\/a><\/h2>\n

Multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB); pharmacokinetics; clinical application of diagnostics for TB; clinical trials to optimize TB treatment; chronic illness\/ TB integration<\/p>\n<\/div>

\n\"Eric<\/a>\n

Houpt, Eric R.<\/a><\/h2>\n

Molecular diagnostics, Tuberculosis, Global Health<\/p>\n<\/div>

\n\"No<\/a>\n

Kosek, Margaret N.<\/a><\/h2>\n

Infectious Diseases<\/p>\n<\/div>

\n\"Chelsea<\/a>\n

Marie, Chelsea<\/a><\/h2>\n

Human intestinal parasitology<\/p>\n<\/div>

\n\"Christopher<\/a>\n

Moore, Christopher C.<\/a><\/h2>\n

Sepsis pathophysiology with particular interest in the role of the innate immune system; sepsis pathophysiology, management, and outcomes of HIV infected patients in sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n<\/div>

\n\"James<\/a>\n

Platts-Mills, James A<\/a><\/h2>\n

Enteric diseases, molecular diagnostics and infectious disease epidemiology.<\/p>\n<\/div>

\n\"William<\/a>\n

Petri, William A<\/a><\/h2>\n

Immune mechanisms of defense against COVID-19 and enteric (diarrheal) infections<\/p>\n<\/div>

\n\"Mami<\/a>\n

Taniuchi, Mami<\/a><\/h2>\n

Molecular diagnostics; Polio eradication; tracking immunity and virus shedding after oral polio vaccination in resource-challenged countries.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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