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DIRECTORY
Hayden Hedman, MPHPhD Candidate, School of Natural Resources
BWF PUP program: University of Michigan "Integrated training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)"
Research interests: I am interested in evaluating the spillover of antibiotic-resistant bacteria with a holistic approach that accounts for how agricultural practices affect the ecology and evolution of drug-resistant microbes. (read more)
Email: hedmanh@umich.edu
Reese Hitchings, MSPhD Candidate, Systems and Computational Biology
BWF PUP program: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University "Education Connecting Laboratory Investigation and Population Science at Einstein (eCLIPSE)"
Research interests: The way the microbiome interacts with medication as a major influence on the pharmacokinetics of drugs. (read more)
Email: rhitchin@mail.einstein.yu.edu
Phone: (719)761-8176 (o)
Caitlin Hult, PhD, MSPostdoctoral Research Fellow, Microbiology and Immunology
BWF PUP program: University of Michigan "Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)"
Research interests: Agent-based and multi-scale models to understand the immune response to tuberculosis. (read more)
Email: cshult@umich.edu
Phone: (585)613-1715 (o)
Liane Hunter, MSPhD Candidate, Clinical Investigation
BWF PUP program: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University "Education Connecting Laboratory Investigation and Population Science at Einstein (eCLIPSE)"
Email: liane.hunter@med.einstein.yu.edu
Phone: (917)817-3143
Elise IshidaPhD Candidate, Microbiology and Immunology; Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
BWF PUP program: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University "Education Connecting Laboratory Investigation and Population Science at Einstein (eCLIPSE)"
Research interests:
1. Observational studies focused on understanding the protective role of tuberculosis (TB)-specific antibodies (Ab) in cynomolgus macaques (CMs) and humans infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb).
2. Characterizing TB-specific Ab repertoires in the lungs and blood during the course of Mtb infection in CMs and humans to inform TB vaccine design. (read more)
Email: eishida@mail.einstein.yu.edu
Phone: (718)430-2971 (o)
Jihyoun Jeon, PhD, MSAssistant Research Scientist, Epidemiology
BWF PUP program: University of Michigan "Integrated training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)"
Research Interests: My research interests are interdisciplinary and utilize methods from the fields of applied mathematics, biostatistics, and epidemiology. (read more)
Email: jihjeon@umich.edu
Phone: (734)936-1442 (o)
Trina JohnsonPhD Candidate, Health Services Research
BWF PUP program: Boston University "Boston University's Transformative Training Program in Addiction Science (TTPAS)"
Research interests: The utilization of mental healthcare services and pharmacological treatments among vulnerable populations, and lessening the association between the prevalence substance use disorders and the incidence of Hepatitis C and HIV. (read more)
Email: natrina@bu.edu
Phone: (415)720-9000 (o), (415)720-9000 (c)
Program Administrator, Geisel School of Medicine
BWF PUP program: Dartmouth College "Big data in the life sciences and training program"
Email: shaniqua.a.jones@dartmouth.edu
Phone: (603)653-9197 (o); (802)299-5644 (c)
This meeting is hosted by the Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) program at the University of Michigan and is sponsored by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.