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OGHE: Breast Cancer Care Experience in a Low-Resource Setting: Perspectives from Malawi

Roper Hall 150 Medical Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Dr. Selena An is a general surgery resident at the University of North Carolina. Her research focuses on cancer outcomes and disparities. Previously, she was an NCI global oncology fellow and an NIH-Fogarty global health fellow studying breast cancer care in Malawi. She earned her Doctor of Medicine from the Duke School of Medicine, Master … Read more

PAUSE Seminar: The One Health Threat of AMR

Bioinformatics Bioinformatics-1131, 130 Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Melinda Pettigrew, PhD, is Dean of the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Her research focuses on the epidemiology of respiratory tract infections, the microbiome, and the One Health threat of antibiotic resistance. The bacterial pathogens that she studies asymptomatically colonize mucosal surfaces, such as the tissues that line the inside of the nose, and … Read more

CFAR: EHR Data-Driven Research and the Promise of Advanced Analytics

Bioinformatics Bioinformatics-1131, 130 Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Emily Pfaff, PhD, MS, Associate Professor in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, specializes in clinical informatics. She is co-director of Informatics and Data Science with the TraCS Institute. This is a hybrid event, held in Bioinformatics 2127 and Zoom.

Friday Conference: T32 HIV-STI Fellows

Bioinformatics Bioinformatics-1131, 130 Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The T32 STI/HIV Training Program trains fellows to conduct STI/HIV research, fostering skills in interdisciplinary research. The following will present their work: Teresa (Tess) Filipowicz, MPH; Alexander Commanday, MD; and Lauren Graybill, PhD, MS (virtually) 

Friday Conference: T32 Pathogenesis Fellows

Bioinformatics Bioinformatics-1131, 130 Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The T32 Pathogenesis Training Program trains the next generation of researchers in microbiology, preparing them to address critical needs in infectious diseases. The following will present their work: Farhang Aghakhanian, PhD, MSc; Nathaniel Chapman, PhD; Thomas Holowka, MD, PhD; and Zachary Popkin-Hall, PhD.

PAUSE Seminar: Anaerobic Antibiotics, the Gut Microbiome and CAR T Outcomes

Bioinformatics Bioinformatics-1131, 130 Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Tessa Andermann, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine, studies infectious diseases of immunocompromised patients. Dr. Andermann’s research focuses on how intestinal microbiome-host interactions impact infectious complications and other outcomes in patients with hematologic malignancies. Her goal is to develop microbiome-targeted therapies for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases in these and other immunocompromised patient … Read more

Pediatric Grand Rounds: Impact and Safety of RTSS/Malaria Vaccine – Combined Results From Malawi, Kenya and Ghana 2019-2023

Old Clinic

Tisungane Mvalo, MD, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics, and the in-country Pediatric Director of UNC Project Malawi. He practices clinically at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi, and provides on-the-ground mentorship for the rotating learners. Dr. Mvalo is principal investigator for several ongoing research studies at UNC Project Malawi, including the Innovative Treatment in Pneumonia … Read more

CFAR Wide ESI HIV Cure Webinar Series

Tan Toon Seng, PhD, received his Bachelor's/Master's in Biomedical Science from the National University of Malaysia. He was awarded the MEXT scholarship from the Japanese government to pursue his PhD at The Joint Research Institute for retroviruses (HuRetro), Kumamoto University, Japan, where he studied HIV-1 host restriction factors. During COVID-19 pandemic, he pivoted into SARS-CoV-2 … Read more

Friday Conference: The Last Gift Program, Lessons Learned From Altruistic Participants Enrolled in HIV Cure Research at the End of Life

Bioinformatics Bioinformatics-1131, 130 Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Sara Gianella Weibel, MD, is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health at UC San Diego. She is the director of the Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Translational Virology Core and director of the AIDS Clinical Trial Group (ACTG) Virology Specialty Laboratory, where she serves as part of … Read more

PAUSE Seminar: Role of Food Sources on AMR

Jennifer Halleran, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Ruminant Medicine in the College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University. Her research is focused on enteric bacteria and antimicrobial resistance profiles in large animals.

Friday Conference: HIV-Associated Stroke in Zambia, Lessons Learned and Future Directions

Deanna Saylor, MD, MHS, is an associate professor of neurology specializing in neuro-infectious disease, neuroimmunology, and global health. She is a clinical researcher with a public health background. Her work primarily includes epidemiology and implementation science/quality improvement studies with some clinical intervention work. Learn more.

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