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New York State International Training & Research ProgramUS FacultyProgram DirectorJack DeHovitz, MD, MPH Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, SUNY Downstate Medical Center Adjunct Professor, Department of Epidemiology, SPH-Ualbany Interests: Natural history of HIV disease, HCV, bloodborne infections Faculty holding appointments at Wadsworth Center/NYSDOH and/or SPH in AlbanyKeith Derbyshire, PhD Research Scientist, Mycobacterial Disease Laboratory Professor, Biomedical Sciences Interests: DNA rearrangements and recombination in mycobacteria Christina Egan, PhD Director, Biodefense Laboratory, Division of Infectious Disease Assistant Professor, Immunology & Infectious Disease, Biomedical Sciences Interests: Immunizable diseases; Hepatitis Vincent Escuyer, PhD Director, Mycobacteriology Laboratory Interests: Antimicrobial agent; Chemotherapy of infections caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium avium; Mechanisms of resistance to anti-mycobacterial drugs Janet Keithly, PhD Chief, Laboratory of Fungal and Parasitic Disease Associate Professor, Biomedical Science Interests: Drug discovery against parasites; biochemistry and molecular biology of parasite metabolic pathways Jeff Kennedy, MD Research Physician, Immunology & Infectious Disease, Biomedical Sciences Associate Professor, Immunology & Infectious Disease, Biomedical Sciences Interests: Immunology; Translational research David Lawrence, PhD Chief, Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology and Immunology Professor, Immunology & Infectious Disease, Biomedical Sciences Interests: Immunology; Neuro-immunology; Immunotoxicology; Biomarkers of stress Ronald Limberger, PhD Director, Division of Infectious Disease Chief, Laboratory for Bacterial Disease Assistant Professor, Immunology & Infectious Disease, Biomedical Sciences Interests:HIV, TB, Hepatitis, Bacterial diseases Kathleen McDonough, PhD Research Scientist, Bacterial Pathogenesis Laboratory Associate Professor, Biomedical Sciences Interests: Pathogenesis of tuberculosis, plague Kim Musser, PhD Director, Bacteriology, Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Plan Assistant Professor, Immunology & Infectious Disease, Biomedical Sciences Interests: Molecular Analysis, Immunizable Diseases Monica Parker, PhD Director, Viral Genotyping/Pathogenomics Laboratory Interests: Molecular technologies, Viral genotyping for HCV diagnostics Kirsten St. George, PhD Director, Viral Reference and Surveillance and Viral Genotyping Chief, Laboratory of Viral Diseases Interests: Molecular virology; Influenza; Other respiratory viruses Faculty holding joint appointments in the Division of Epidemiology/NYSDOH and SPH in AlbanyGuthrie Birkhead, MD, MPH Deputy Commissioner, Office of Public Health Professor, Epidemiology Director, Center for Community Health and AIDS Institute Interests: Hepatitis; Immunizable diseases Debra Blog, MD, MPH Director, Bureau of Immunization Lecturer, Epidemiology & Infectious Disease Interests: Immunizable diseases, Hepatitis Hwa-Gan Chang, PhD Director, Division of Epidemiology, Statistical Unit Interests: Rotavirus Bruce Coles, DO Epidemiologist, Wadsworth Center Associate Professor, Epidemiology Interests: STDs, HIV Millicent Eidson, MA, DVM Director, Applied Epidemiology Partnership Associate Chair, Epidemiology & Biostatistics Interests: Zoonoses, Infectious Disease Forecasting and Informatics Colleen Flanigan, RN, MSN Program Coordinator, Viral Hepatitis, AIDS Institute Interests: Hepatitis Ivan Gotham, PhD Director, Bureau of Healthcom Network Systems Management Assistant Professor, Biometry and Statistics Division Interests: Public Health Informatics, Data Analysis and Visualization Louise Anne McNutt, PhD Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics Interests: Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Bioethics Linda Lou Crocker Smith, MD, MPH Director, Bureau of HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Assistant Professor, Epidemiology Interests: HCV Perry Smith, MD Assistant Professor, Epidemiology Interests: HCV Rachel Stricof, MPH Assistant Professor, Epidemiology Interests: Hepatitis, Nosocomial infections, TB P. Clay Stephens Director, Prevention Science and Applied Epidemiology Assistant Professor, Epidemiology Interests: HIV, Hepatitis Shelley Zansky, PhD Program Coordinator, Emerging Infections Program Interests: Immunizable diseases, Hepatitis Faculty at Downstate Medical Center in BrooklynMichael Augenbraun, MD Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine Interests: Infection control; Hepatitis C transmission; STD control Jeffrey Birnbaum, MD Director, Adolescent Services Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics Interests: HIV infected youth and high risk youth Brian Edlin, MD Professor, Department of Medicine Interests: Epidemiology of HCV infection in IDUs Susan Holman, MS Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine Interests: HIV prevention; Women’s health Sheldon Landesman, MD Professor, Department of Medicine Interests: Perinatal transmission of HIV; Control measures in health and TB care facilities Michael Augenbraun, MD Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases Professor, Department of Medicine Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health Interests: Infectious Diseases and epidemiologic studies of HIV/AIDS infection. Adrian McDermott, MD, MS Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics Director, Immunobiology and Vaccine Design Unit AIDS Vaccine Design and Development Laboratory, IAVI Interests: HIV vaccine immunology Herman Mendez, MD Visiting Professor, Department of Pediatrics Interests: Consequences of pediatric exposure to anti-retrovirals Howard Minkoff, MD Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Interests: Natural history of HIV infection in women and perinatal transmission of HIV Anjali Sharma, MD, MS Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases Interests: HIV infection in IDUs; Bone disease in people living with HIV Tracey Wilson, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, SUNY DMC School of Public Health Interests: Behavioral interventions to reduce HIV risk Faculty at the Center for Drug Use and HIV Research (CDUHR) in New York CitySherry Deren, PhD Director, Center for Drug Use and HIV Research, College of Nursing, New York University Interests: HIV risk behavior and drug use; Outreach-based interventions; HIV risk among migrants Don C. DesJarlais, PhD Deputy Director, Infectious Diseases Core & Interdisciplinary Research Methods Core, Center for Drug Use and HIV Research, Beth Israel Medical Center Interests: HIV and drug use; Interventions to prevent IDU-mediated HIV transmission; International research Sam Friedman, PhD Director, Interdisciplinary Theoretical Synthesis Core, Center for Drug Use and HIV Research, National Development and Research Institutes, Inc. Interests: Epidemiology and prevention of HIV, HCV, and STIs; Social processes and interventions Holly Hagan, PhD, RN Director, Interdisciplinary Research Methods Core, Center for Drug Use and HIV Research, College of Nursing, New York University Interests: HCV epidemiology and prevention in IDUs/NIDUs; Access to treatment for the HCV infected; Sexual health for drug users; Research methodology for the above Ann Kurth, PhD, CNM Director and Professor, Global Health Initiatives College of Nursing, New York University Interests: HIV/STI screening; Primary and secondary prevention; Chronic disease self-management: domestic and international « Back to Top |