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G.M. Islam, PhD, MSc

LMIC Fellow - Bangladesh
International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)

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

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Maya Jackson-Gibson

U.S. Scholar - Botswana
Botswana-Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership (BHP)

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

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Catherine Koofhethile, PhD, MSc

LMIC Fellow - Botswana
Botswana-Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership (BHP)

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

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Kaelo Seatla, MBBS

LMIC Fellow - Botswana
Botswana-Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership (BHP)

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

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Kwabena Kan-Dapaah, PhD, MSc

LMIC Fellow - Ghana
University of Ghana

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

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Parsa Erfani

U.S. Scholar - Rwanda
University of Global Health Equity (UGHE)

Fellowship Year: 2020-2021 Research Project Title: Implementation of GeneXpert Breast Cancer Diagnostics in Rural Rwanda Mentors: Drs. Temidayo Fadelu and Deo Ruhangaza

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Anou Somboro, PharmD, PhD, MSc

LMIC Fellow - Mali
University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB)

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

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Tom Diehl, MD

U.S. Fellow - Rwanda
University of Global Health Equity (UGHE)

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

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Dominique Eugene, PhD

U.S. Fellow - South Africa
University of Cape Town

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

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Paschal Ruggajo, MD, PhD, MMED, MSc

LMIC Fellow - Tanzania
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS)

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