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Faculty Name Department Research Interests
Apetrei, Cristian Tropical Medicine
Diversity and molecular epidemiology of HIV and SIV infection; SIV pathogenesis; viral vaccines using VSV vectors
Bausch, Daniel Tropical Medicine
Epidemiology and control of viral hemorrhagic fevers and emerging pathogens; building research capacity in developing countries; health and human rights
Cline, Barnett Tropical Medicine
Cogswell, Frank Tropical Medicine
D'Alessandro, Antonio Tropical Medicine
Didier, Elizabeth Tropical Medicine
Immunology; pathogenesis; drug discovery for microsporidiosis in murine and non-human primate models
Didier, Peter Tropical Medicine
TB diagnosis, vaccines, and pathogenesis; West Nile virus pathogenesis; microsporidiosis drug testing model
Hong, Young Tropical Medicine
Molecular entomology; gene expression in mosquitos; mosquito/parasite interactions
Jacquerioz, Frederique Tropical Medicine
Performance of global health issues' systematic reviews; implementation of evidence-based strategies in developing countries; HIV epidemiology
James, Mark Global and Community Health - BSPH
Tropical Medicine
Immunity and immunopathogenesis in parasitic infections; cytokine responses to malaria; use of syntheic malaria peptides for diagnosis and epidemiological surveillance
Krogstad, Donald Global and Community Health - BSPH
Tropical Medicine
Molecular and genetic basis of resistance to chloroquine and quinine; techniques for the characterization of individual clones of malaria parasites; development of methods to study pathogenicity
Little, Dale Tropical Medicine
Marx, Preston Tropical Medicine
Simian models for AIDS pathogenesis; HIV vaccines; strategies for preventing HIV transmission to women
McLellen, Susan Tropical Medicine
Development of digitized images for clinical and laboratory courses; travel and tropical medicine clinic at Tulane University Hospital and Clinic; surveillance for diseases in travelers
Murphy, Holly Tropical Medicine
Clinical HIV disease management in resource-poor settings; clinical infectious diseases and internal medicine; clinical research in HIV/AIDS, immunology, hepatitis, and tropical infectious diseases
Mzayek, Fawaz Tropical Medicine
Epidemiology, sampling, and study design; Phase 1 and 2 clinical trials of a new antimalarial durg, AQ-13
Oberhelman, Richard Tropical Medicine
Probiotic strategies for treatment and control of pediatric diarrhea in developing countries; pediatric tuberculosis in developing countries
Orihel, Thomas Tropical Medicine
Rajan, Latha Global and Community Health - BSPH
Tropical Medicine
International collaborative projects in India and Malaysia; tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and STDs; clinical microbiology and infectious diseases
Wesson, Dawn Global and Community Health - BSPH
Tropical Medicine
Ecology of arbovirus transmission; host-pathogen coevolution; development of novel vector control strategies and tools; effect of arbovirus infection on human pregnancy outcome
Wiser, Mark Tropical Medicine
Molecular and cellular biology of protozoan parasites and their interactions with host cells; host-parasite interactions

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Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
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