2009 FICRS-ICRF Press Release
Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars & Fellows Program: 2009 Recipients
U.S., Foreign Medical Students and Post-Doctorates Awarded Research Training Posts in Global Health
CONTACT: Catherine Lem, FICRS-F Sr. Program Manager
PHONE: 615-343-3555
EMAIL: c.lem@vanderbilt.edu
Nashville, TN, June 24, 2009 – Nearly 100 top graduate students and post-doctoral trainees from the United States and 19 nations have been selected to train in global health research in low- and middle-income countries, the Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars & Fellows Support Center (FICRS-F) announced today.
The program, supported by the Fogarty International Center, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and 14 other components of the National Institutes of Health, is administered by Vanderbilt University’s Institute for Global Health and the Association of American Medical Colleges. A total of 88 Scholars and Fellows were selected and will undergo orientation and training at the National Institutes of Health before departing to 29 sites in 19 countries. Additionally, 11 2008-2009 International Clinical Research Fellows have been competitively chosen to extend their fellowships until June 2010.
Under the Scholars program, U.S. graduate students – mostly third-year medical, public health, dental and veterinary students – are paired with foreign counterparts in order to conduct clinical research abroad under the tutelage of NIH-funded universities or other research institutions working on infectious or chronic diseases. Similarly, FICRS-F post-doctoral trainees are expected to develop and implement their own research projects.
Among the fields of study are: AIDS and related opportunistic infections; malaria; sexually transmitted infections; substance abuse; mental health; oncology; diseases of the heart, lung, and blood; neurology; ophthalmology; and dietary issues.
“These opportunities provide new insights for tomorrow's clinical leaders, both in the United States and in low- and middle-income nations,” said Sten Vermund, MD, PhD, who serves as the Principal Investigator of the FICRS-F Support Center.
The Fogarty International Center, the international component of the NIH, addresses global health challenges through innovative and collaborative research and training programs, and supports and advances the NIH mission through international partnerships.
The 2009-2010 United States and foreign partner International Clinical Research Scholars are:
BANGLADESH – MASS GENERAL/ICDDR,B
Alison Kuchta, MD/PhD candidate: Virginia Commonwealth University; and Taufiqur Rahman Bhuyian, MSc, PhD candidate: ICDDR,B/University of Gothenburg (Sweden). They will work in Dhaka, Bangladesh at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research in Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) under the mentorship of Stephen Calderwood, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School; and Firdausi Qadri, PhD, ICDDR,B.
BANGLADESH – ICDDR,B
Evelyn Ford, MPH, MD candidate: Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine; and Fauzia Akhter Huda, MPH, MBBS. They will work in Dhaka, Bangladesh at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research in Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) under the mentorship of Alejandro Cravioto, MD, PhD, ICDDR,B.
BOTSWANA
Ihunanya Mbata, MD candidate: Duke University School of Medicine; and Terence Mohammed, MBBS. They will work in Gaborone, Botswana at the Botswana - Harvard School of Public Health AIDS Initiative Partnership (BHP) under the mentorship of Myron Essex, DVM, PhD, Harvard School of Public Health; and Joseph Makhema, MBChB, FRCP, BHP.
BRAZIL
Charles Schnorr, MD candidate: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons; and Luciana Santos Cardoso, MS, PhD candidate: Federal University of Bahia (UFBa). They will work in Salvador, Brazil at UFBa under the mentorship of Marshall Glesby, MD, PhD, Weill Medical College of Cornell University; and Edgar M. Carvalho, MD, PhD, UFBa.
CHINA – BEIJING – NCAIDS
Kathleen Reilly, MPH, PhD candidate: Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine; and Junjie Wang, MHS, MD candidate: National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention (NCAIDS) - Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC). They will work in Beijing, China at NCAIDS - China CDC, under the mentorship of Han-zhu Qian, PhD, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; and Ning Wang, MD, PhD, NCAIDS - China CDC.
CHINA – BEIJING – NCAIDS
Jing Luo, MD candidate: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine; and Chunpeng Zang, MEHS, PhD Candidate: Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC). They will work in Beijing, China at the National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention (NCAIDS) - China CDC, under the mentorship of Han-zhu Qian, PhD, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; and Ning Wang, MD, PhD, NCAIDS - China CDC.
CHINA – BEIJING – CICAMS
Margaret Lin, MD candidate: Washington University School of Medicine; and Sulaiya Husaiyin, MD. They will work in Beijing, China at the Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CICAMS) under the mentorship of Myron Cohen, MD, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine; and Youlin Qiao, MD, PhD, CICAMS.
CHINA –BEIJING – CICAMS
Philip Song, MD candidate: Washington University School of Medicine; and Hao Liang, MD, PhD candidate: Peking Union Medical College. They will work in Beijing, China at the Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CICAMS) under the mentorship of Myron Cohen, MD, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine, and Youlin Qiao, MD, PhD, CICAMS.
CHINA – NANJING
Helena Chang, MD candidate: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health; and Zhi Xiang, MD, PhD candidate: Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. They will work in Nanjing, China at the National Center for STD & Leprosy Control (NCSTDLC), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences under the mentorship of Myron Cohen, MD, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine; and Xiang-sheng Chen, MD, PhD, NCSTDLC.
CHINA – SHANGHAI
Vinay Gupta, MD candidate: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons; and Kai Gu, MD. They will work in Shanghai, China at the Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention (SMCDCP) under the mentorship of Xiao Ou Shu, PhD, MBBS, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; and Ying Zheng, MD, MS, Director: Shanghai Cancer Registry.
HAITI
Jolion McGreevy, MD/MBE candidate: Jefferson Medical College, University of Pennsylvania; and Marc Antoine Jean-Juste, MD. They will work in Port-au-Prince, Haiti at The Haitian Group for the Study of Kaposi's Sarcoma and Opportunistic Infections (GHESKIO) under the mentorship of Daniel Fitzgerald, MD, Weill Medical College of Cornell University; and Jean W. Pape, MD, founding and current Director: GHESKIO.
INDIA - CHENNAI
Timothy Poore, MD candidate: University of California, San Francisco; and Surakshith Battina, MBBS. They will work in Chennai, India at the YR Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRG CARE) under the mentorship of Kenneth Mayer, MD, Brown University; and Suniti Solomon, MD, Director: YRG CARE.
INDIA – NEW DELHI
Seema Shah, MD/MPH candidate: Emory University School of Medicine and Rollins School of Public Health; and Manisha Nair, MBBS, MSc candidate: University of Oxford. They will work in New Delhi, India at the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) under the mentorship of K. M. Venkat Narayan, MD, MSc, MBA, Emory University; and Nikhil Tandon, MD, PhD; and Dorairaj Prabhakaran, MD, DM, MSc; both of PHFI.
INDIA - VELLORE
Scott Kendall, MD candidate; University of California, Irvine School of Medicine; and Rosario Vivek, MSc, PhD candidate: Christian Medical College (CMC). They will work in Vellore, India at CMC under the mentorship of Christine Wanke, MD, Tufts University; and Gagandeep Kang, MD, PhD, CMC.
KENYA - ELDORET
Anthony Fojo, MD candidate: Washington University School of Medicine; and Patrick Chege, MBChB, MMed. They will work in Eldoret, Kenya at Moi University School of Medicine (MUSOM) under the mentorship of E. Jane Carter, MD, Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University.
KENYA - NAIROBI
Kristin Beima-Sofie, MPH/PhD candidate: University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine; and Alfred Osoti, MBChB, MMed. They will work in Nairobi, Kenya at University of Nairobi under the mentorship of Carey Farquhar, MD, MPH, University of Washington Harborview Medical Center International AIDS Research and Training Program (AIRTP); and James Kiarie, MD, MPH, University of Nairobi AIRTP.
KENYA - NAIROBI
Anne Rositch, MSPH, PhD candidate: UNC Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health; and Lucy Manyara, MBChB, MMed. They will work in Nairobi, Kenya at University of Nairobi under the mentorship of Carey Farquhar, MD, MPH, University of Washington Harborview Medical Center International AIDS Research and Training Program (AIRTP); and James Kiarie, MD, MPH, University of Nairobi AIRTP.
MALAWI
Charles Vorkas, MD candidate: Weill Cornell Medical College; and Dumbani Kayira, MBBS. They will work in Lilongwe, Malawi at UNC Project under the mentorship of Charles van der Horst, MD, University of North Carolina Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases; and Mina Hosseinipour MD, MPH, University of North Carolina.
MALI
Anastasia Grivoyannis, MD candidate: Weill Cornell Medical College; and Karim Traore, MD. They will work in Bamako, Mali at University of Bamako, Malaria Research and Training Center (MRTC) under the mentorship of Christopher Plowe, MD, MPH, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Center for Vaccine Development; and Mahamadou A. Thera, MD, MPH, University of Bamako MRTC.
PERU - JHU
Jennifer Zambriski, DVM, PhD candidate: Cornell University Graduate School; and Jose Lopez Revilla, MD. They will work in Lima, Peru at the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH) under the mentorship of Robert Gilman, MD, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health; and Carlton Evans, MD, PhD; David Moore, MBChB, MD; Hugo Garcia, MD, PhD; Emico Gonzalez, DVM; Mirko Zimic, PhD; and Dr. Eduardo Ticona.
PERU - JHU
Anthony Halperin, MD candidate: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; and Jareth Sanchez Quispe, MD, MPH. They will work in Lima, Peru at the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH) under the mentorship of Robert Gilman, MD, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health; and Carlton Evans, MD, PhD; David Moore, MBChB, MD; Hugo Garcia, MD, PhD; Emico Gonzalez, DVM; Mirko Zimic, PhD; and Dr. Eduardo Ticona.
PERU - JHU
Leora Walter, DDS candidate: Columbia University College of Dental Medicine; and Nancy Chile Andrade. They will work in Lima, Peru at the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH) under the mentorship of Robert Gilman, MD, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health; and Carlton Evans, MD, PhD; David Moore, MBChB, MD; Hugo Garcia, MD, PhD; Emico Gonzalez, DVM; Mirko Zimic, PhD; and Dr. Eduardo Ticona.
PERU – JHU/UW
Miranda Hillyard, DVM/MPH candidate: Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine and Tufts Medical School Public Health and Professional Degree Programs; and Bruno Ghersi, DVM, MS. They will work in Lima, Peru at Naval Medical Research Center Detachment (NMRCD) under the mentorship of Robert Gilman, MD, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health; and Joseph Zunt, MD, MPH, University of Washington Harborview Medical Center International AIDS Research and Training Program.
PERU - UW
Christina Chao, MD candidate: Stanford University School of Medicine; and Nicanor Mori, MD. They will work in Lima, Peru at Hospital de Niños under the mentorship of Joseph Zunt, MD, MPH, University of Washington Harborview Medical Center International AIDS Research and Training Program; Alberto M. La Rosa, MD, Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación (IMPACTA); Jorge Alarcon, MD, MPH, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos; and Silvia Montano, MD, U.S. Naval Medical Research Center Detachment.
PERU - UW
Catherine Pastorius, MD candidate: University of Minnesota Medical School; and Romina Arely Tejada, MD. They will work in Lima, Peru at Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM) under the mentorship of Joseph Zunt, MD, MPH, University of Washington Harborview Medical Center International AIDS Research and Training Program; Jorge Alarcon, MD, MPH, UNMSM; and Antero Peralta, MD, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa.
SOUTH AFRICA
Brady Beecham, MPH, MD/PhD candidate: University of Nebraska College of Medicine; and Philokuhle Buthelezi, MSc, MBChB candidate: Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of Kwazulu-Natal. They will work in Durban, South Africa at the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) under the mentorship of Quarraisha Abdool Karim, PhD, CAPRISA, Columbia University; and Salim S. Abdool Karim, MBChB, PhD, Director: CAPRISA.
TANZANIA - MOSHI
Malavika Prabhu, MD candidate: Stanford University School of Medicine; and Bariki Mchome, MD. They will work in Moshi, Tanzania at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center (KCMC) under the mentorship of G. Ralph Corey, MD, Duke University / Hubert Yeargan Center for Global Health; and Jeffrey P. Wilkinson, MD, Duke University Medical Center.
TANZANIA – DAR ES SALAAM
Maria Garcia, MD/MPH candidate: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Harvard School of Public Health; and Grace Shayo, MD, MMed. They will work in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania at Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences under the mentorship of Wafaie Fawzi, MD, DrPH, Harvard School of Public Health; and Ferdinand Mugusi, MD, Muhimbili University.
THAILAND
Manik Chhabra, MD candidate: University of Minnesota Medical School; and Apinya Fakthongyoo, MD. They will work in Chiang Mai, Thailand at Chiang Mai University Research Institute for Health Sciences (RIHES) under the mentorship of Chris Beyrer, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health; and Thira Sirisanthana, MD, RIHES.
UGANDA – JCRC
Samar Mehta, PhD, MD candidate: SUNY Downstate Medical Center; and Juliet Akao, MBChB, MMed. They will work in Kampala, Uganda at the Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC) under the mentorship of Peter Mugyenyi, MBChB, ScD, JCRC.
UGANDA – IDI
Miriam Schwarz, MD/MPH candidate: Tufts University School of Medicine; and Teddy Namulema Diiro, MBChB, MMed. They will work in Kampala, Uganda at the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI), Mulago Hospital Complex, Makerere University under the mentorship of Yukari C. Manabe, MD, IDI.
ZAMBIA
Benjamin Dorton, MD candidate: The Medical College of Wisconsin; and Jessica Mumba Mulindwa, MBChB, MMed candidate: University of Zambia. They will work in Lusaka, Zambia at the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) under the mentorship of Benjamin Chi, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham; and Lloyd Mulenga, MD, MScID; Elizabeth Stringer, MD; and Namwinga Chintu, MBChB, MMedPed, MTropPaed; all of CIDRZ.
The 2009-2010 International Clinical Research Fellows are:
ARGENTINA
Lisandro Colantonio, MD, Junior Researcher: Health Technology Assessment and Economic Evaluations, Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS). He will work in Buenos Aires, Argentina at IECS under the mentorship of Andres Pichon-Rivere, MD, MSc, PhD. The focus of his research will be an estimation of the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in Argentina.
ARGENTINA
Guillermina Melendi, MD, Pediatrics Fellow: Johns Hopkins University. She will work in Buenos Aires, Argentina at the Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS) under the mentorship of José Belizán, MD, PhD. The focus of her research will be the seroprevalence of dengue virus infection in pregnant women and risk factors for perinatal DHF in newborns and infants.
BRAZIL
Juan Calcagno, MD, MSc, Program of Clinical Effectiveness Fellow: Health Technology Assessment and Cost-Effectiveness and Analyses, Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS). He will work in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz) under the mentorship of Albert Ko, MD. The focus of his research will be the burden of Leptospirosis in urban slum communities.
CHINA – NCAIDS
Zhongwei Jia, PhD, Research Associate: Epidemiology and Statistics, Capital Medical University. She will work in Beijing, China at the National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention (NCAIDS) under the mentorship of Ning Wang, MD, PhD. The focus of her research will be a multilevel spatial analysis of HIV/AIDS cases in China.
CHINA – THE GEORGE INSTITUTE
Nicole Yan Li, MB, MIPH, PhD candidate and Research Fellow: Cardiovascular Division, The George Institute. She will work in Beijing, China at The George Institute under the mentorship of Yangfeng Wu, MD, PhD. The focus of her research will be to develop, implement, and evaluate national salt reduction strategies on cardiovascular disease burden in China.
HONDURAS
Elizabeth Schlaudecker, MD, Infectious Disease Fellow: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. She will work in Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras at Hospital Regional del Occidente under the mentorship of Douglas Morgan, MD, MPH. The focus of her research will be determining the viral etiologies of acute respiratory infections in a rural Honduran population of children.
INDIA
Mark Huffman, MD, MPH, Cardiology Fellow: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He will work in New Delhi, India at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences under the mentorship of Sandeep Seth, MBBS, MD, DM. The focus of his research will be outcomes for acute heart failure syndromes in India.
KENYA – ELDORET
Gerald Bloomfield, MD, MPH, Cardiology Fellow: Duke University. He will work in Eldoret, Kenya at Moi University School of Medicine under the mentorship of Fabian Esamai, MBChB, MPH, PhD. The focus of his research will be the prevalence of atherosclerosis among patients with heart failure.
KENYA – NAIROBI – UN
Alison Roxby, MD, MSc, Infectious Disease Fellow: University of Washington. She will work in Nairobi, Kenya at University of Nairobi under the mentorship of James Kiarie, MBChB, MMed, MPH. The focus of her research will be a randomized clinical trial of herpes suppression in HIV-1/HSV-2 co-infected pregnant and post partum women.
KENYA – NAIROBI – UN
Anne Gatuguta, MBChB, MPH Resident: Community Health, University of Nairobi. She will work in Nairobi, Kenya at University of Nairobi under the mentorship of James Kiarie, MBChB, MMed, MPH. The focus of her research will be antiretroviral adherence in adolescents.
KENYA – NAIROBI – UN
Francisca Ongecha-Owuor, MBChB, MMed, Fellow: Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, University of Nairobi. She will work in Nairobi, Kenya at University of Nairobi under the mentorship of James Kiarie, MBChB, MMed, MPH. The focus of her research will be the prevalence and impact of undiagnosed psychiatric morbidity on adherence and utilization of prevention of mother to child transmission services.
KENYA – NAIROBI – KEMRI
Lisa Dillabaugh, MD, Pediatric Global Health Fellow: University of California San Francisco. She will work in Nairobi, Kenya at Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) under the mentorship of Christina Mwachari, MBChB, MPH. The focus of her research will be TB prevention in HIV-infected children in Kenya.
KENYA – NAIROBI – KEMRI
AnaClaire Meyer, MD, MSHS, Adjunct Assistant Professor: Department of Neurology, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco and Judith Kwasa, MBChB, MMed, Antiretroviral Programme Coordinator: Kiambu District Hospital. They will work in Nairobi, Kenya at Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) under the mentorship of Elizabeth Bukusi, MBChB, MMed, MPH, PhD. The focus of their research will be the development of a tool to identify peripheral neuropathy and HIV-associated dementia.
MALAWI
Elizabeth Bigger, MD, Medical Resident: Vanderbilt University. She will work in Lilongwe, Malawi at the UNC Project (Kamuzu Central Hospital) under the mentorship of Mina Hosseinipour, MD, MPH. The focus of her research will be the correlation between the different risk factors and the cancer site as well as stage at diagnosis, comorbid infections including HIV, Hep B/C in an oncology clinic in Malawi.
MALAWI
Jonathan Samuel, MD, MPH, General Surgery Resident: University of North Carolina Hospitals. He will work in Lilongwe, Malawi at the UNC Project (Kamuzu Central Hospital) under the mentorship of Mina Hosseinipour, MD, MPH. The focus of his research will be an investigation of the immune response to burns in Malawi in relation to both burn size and HIV status, and an observational study of burn care to identify potentially modifiable factors to improve outcomes.
PERU & BOLIVIA
Robert Comer, MD, MS, Infectious Disease Fellow: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He will work in Cochabamba, Bolivia and Lima, Peru at AB PRISMA under the mentorship of Faustina Torrico, MD, DrSc. The focus of his research will be the serologic prevalance of Chagas’ disease in Cochabamba, Bolivia, and the role of the novel Th17 pathway in development of chronic Chagas’ cardiomyopathy.
PERU – UPCH
Magaly Blas, MD, MPH, PhD, Associate Researcher: Epidemiology (STD/HIV), Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia School of Public Health. She will work in Lima, Peru at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia under the mentorship of Patricia Garcia, MD, MPH. The focus of her research will be the association between Human Papillomavirus and Human T-lymphotropic virus infection in indigenous women from the Peruvian Amazon.
PERU – INCN
Peggy Martinez Esteban, MD, Neurologist: Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas. She will work in Lima, Peru at Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas under the mentorship of Silvia Montano, MD, MPH. The focus of her research will be the prevalence of neurocognitive disorders in a cross-sectional study of HIV-infected children.
SOUTH AFRICA
Lucas Ntyintyane, PhD, MBChB, Post-Doc: Johannesburg Hospital. He will work in Cape Town, South Africa at the University of Cape Town under the mentorship of Bongani Mayosi, MBChB, DPhil. The focus of his research will be understanding the societal determinants of biological risk factors and cardiovascular disease in South Africa.
SOUTH AFRICA
Richard van Zyl-Smit, MBChB, MMed, Research Fellow: Lung Infection and Immunity Unit, University of Cape Town and Lung Institute. He will work in Cape Town, South Africa at the University of Cape Town under the mentorship of Bongani Mayosi, MBChB, DPhil. The focus of his research will be the constituents of tobacco smoke and the protective mycobactericidal host immune responses in the human lung.
SOUTH AFRICA
Jonathan Peter, MBChB, Internal Medicine Resident: University of Cape Town. He will work in Cape Town, South Africa at the University of Cape Town under the mentorship of Gillian Ainslie, MBChB, FRCP. The focus of his research will be to evaluate the feasibility, performance outcomes & cost effectiveness of sputum induction for the diagnosis of smear negative/sputum scarce TB.
SOUTH AFRICA
Shahieda Adams, MMed, Research Fellow: Occupational and Environmental Health Research Unit / Lung Infection & Immunity Unit, University of Cape Town. She will work in Cape Town, South Africa at the University of Cape Town under the mentorship of Keertan Dheda, MD, PhD. The focus of her research will be a cohort study to investigate prevalence of latent TB infection, prevalence of suspected TB disease, and the relationship between environmental, occupational, and host factors associated with TB infection and disease.
VIETNAM
Thuy Le, MD, Infectious Disease Fellow: Yale University. She will work in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam at Oxford University Clinical Research Unit under the mentorship of Jeremy Farrar, MBBS, PhD. The focus of her research will be a randomized, open-label, comparative study of the effectiveness of itraconzole versus amphotericin B in the acute-phase treatment of Penicilliosis in HIV-infected persons in Vietnam.
