Neil Ferguson, PhD, is Professor of Mathematical Biology and Head of Department for the London Center for Neglected Tropical Disease Research at the Imperial College London. His research aims to improve understanding of the epidemiological factors and population processes shaping infectious disease spread in human and animal populations. A key practical focus is the analysis … Read more
Jessica Lin, MD, MSCR, is an Associate Professor of Medicine-Infectious Diseases and Microbiology & Immunology at UNC and serves as an Associate Program Director for the UNC Infectious Diseases Fellowship. She did her infectious disease training at UNC (2009-2012), afterwards joining the faculty and helping to found the Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Ecology Lab (IDEEL). … Read more
Many ID faculty and fellows will be participating in ID Week. Get an advance look at their poster topics, here! ID Week 2024 will take place in Los Angeles, California, Oct. 16-20.
Dr. Peter Kilmarx is deputy director of the Fogarty International Center (part of the National Institutes of Health) and an expert on infectious disease research and HIV/AIDS prevention. During his tenure at Fogarty he has led analysis of NIH global health activities, built coalitions with high-level NIH and external stakeholders, and represented the Center and … Read more
Emily W. Gower, PhD, is Associate Professor of Opthamalogy and Epidemiology, working in global health and ocular epidemiology. Her primary area of research interest is in improving trichiasis surgery outcomes for individuals with trachoma, which is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. She has led multiple clinical trials in Africa, and an ongoing clinical … Read more
This Global Health Forum is sponsored by the Office of Global Health Education. Speaker TBA.
Dirk Dittmer, PhD, is a member of the Institute, a Professor in the Department of Microbiology, and a Program Director in Virology and Global Oncology, at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. The goal of his research is to understand cancers that are caused by Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV).
