Fellowship Year: 2020-2021 Research Project Title: Childhood exposure to multiple toxic heavy metals, iron supplementation and child intelligence quotient development in Bangladesh Mentors: Drs. David Hamer and Jena Derakhshani Hamandi
Maya Jackson-Gibson
Fellowship Year: 2020-2021 Research Project Title: Evaluation of risk factors associated with HIV maternal to fetal transmission rate in the current era of antiretroviral therapy Mentors: Drs. Roger Shapiro and Joseph Makhema
Catherine Koofhethile, PhD, MSc
Fellowship Year: 2020-2021 Research Project Title: Assessment of inducible proviral reservoir in HIV-1C infected individuals on long-term ART in Botswana Mentors: Drs. Roger Shapiro and Joseph Makhema
Kaelo Seatla, MBBS
Fellowship Year: 2020-2021 Research Project Title: Validation and implementation of a low-cost integrase inhibitor HIV-1 drug resistance assay, Botswana Mentors: Drs. Shahin Lockman and Simani Gaseitsiwe
Kwabena Kan-Dapaah, PhD, MSc
Fellowship Year: 2020-2021 Research Project Title: Development of a multimodal nanocomposite applicator for the treatment of deep tumors: a feasibility study Mentors: Drs. Douglas J. Perkins and Elvis Tiburu
Parsa Erfani
Fellowship Year: 2020-2021 Research Project Title: Implementation of GeneXpert Breast Cancer Diagnostics in Rural Rwanda Mentors: Drs. Temidayo Fadelu and Deo Ruhangaza
Anou Somboro, PharmD, PhD, MSc
Fellowship Year: 2020-2021 Research Project Title: Impact of HIV and Tuberculosis Co-infection on Host Microbiome Mentors: Drs. Robert Murphy, Mamoudou Maiga, and Souleymane Diallo
Tom Diehl, MD
Fellowship Year: 2020-2021 Research Project Title: Advancing neonatal surgical care in Rwanda: A prospective cohort analysis of neonatal surgical outcomes in Kigali, Rwanda Mentors: Drs. Robin Petroze and Edmond Ntaganda
Dominique Eugene, PhD
Fellowship Year: 2020-2021 Research Project Title: The prevalence of women perpetrators of intimate relationship violence who have a history of childhood maltreatment and/or suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Mentors: Drs. David Henderson and Soroya Seedat
Paschal Ruggajo, MD, PhD, MMED, MSc
Fellowship Year: 2020-2021 Research Project Title: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and HIV/AIDS: Prevalence, Predictors and Outcomes in Tanzania as a proxy for the Sub-Saharan Africa Region Mentors: Drs. Wafaie Fawzi, Ferdinand Mugusi, and Emmanuel Balandya