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Spotlight 2007 Research Projects:
Raolat M. Abdulai
Instituition:
Howard University, College of Medicine
Project Title:
COMPARATIVE PROTEOMIC ANALYSIS OF LEGIONELLA
PNEUMOPHILA AND HARTMANNELLA VERMIFORMIS
UNDER DIVERGENT GROWTH CONDITIONS
Mentor:
Claressa Lucas, PhD
Malcom D. Blanchard
Institution:
Meharry Medical College
Project Title:
SPECIATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF
PRESUMPTIVE CAMPYLOBACTER ISOLATES FROM A
BACTERIAL DIARRHEA SURVEILLANCE PROJECT IN
KENYA
Mentors:
Collete Fitzgerald, Ph.D. and Cheryl Bopp
Safia Boghani
Instituition:
Emory University, School of Public Health
Project Title:
EVALUATION OF THE UNIVERSAL DATA COLLECTION
PROJECT
Mentor:
Althea M. Grant, Ph.D.
David E. Cheek, Jr.
Institution:
Columbia University School of Public Health
Project Title:
CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND IMPLICATIONS OF
A MULTI-STATE ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS
OUTBREAK
Mentor:
Sharon Roy, MD, MPH
Latisha Davis
Institution:
Florida A&M University, MPH
Project Title:
STREAMLINING BOTULISM LABORATORY TESTS
Mentor:
Susan Maslanka, Ph.D
Shonté M. Foster
Institution:
Xavier University of Louisiana, College of
Pharmacy
Project Title:
GENOTYPING TOOLS FOR CHAGAS DISEASE
Mentors:
Lihua Xiao, Ph.D. and Vitaliano Cama, Ph.D.
Gemechu B. Gerbi
Institution:
Tuskegee University
Project Title:
BACTERIAL ENDOSYMBIONTS OF HUMAN LICE AND
THEIR POTENTIAL USE IN CONTROL OF LOUSE-BORNE
DISEASE TRANSMISSION AND PEDICULOSIS
Mentor:
Gregory A. Dasch, Ph.D.
Erica K. Hayes
Institution:
Meharry Medical College
Project Title:
Investigation oF the epidemiology and
ecology of FLEA-BORNE RICKETTSIOSES in
California
Mentor:
Marina Eremeeva, MD, PhD,
Lisa L. Johnson
Institution:
Hampton University, School of Pharmacy
Project Title:
THE EVALUATION OF NEW HIVE RAPID TEST FOR
INCLUSION IN THE USAID WAIVER LIST
Mentors:
Bharat Patel, Ph.D., Hetal Patel, Ph.D. and
Xin Liu, Ph.D.
Antionette Lavender
Institution:
Florida A & M University, MPH
Project Title:
EVALUATION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH COMPONENT OF
THE BASIC TRAINING COURSE FOR CUSTOMS AND
BORDER PROTECTION (CBP) OFFICERS AT THE
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER (FLETC
Mentor:
David Hunter, MPH, MSW
Warner L. McGee
Institution:
Morehouse School of Medicine
Project Title:
Exploring the Health Issues of Black MSM
living in the South: Secondary Analysis of a
Qualitative Investigation
Mentor:
Samantha P. Williams, PhD
Alexis B. Omari
Institution:
Xavier University of Louisiana, College of
Pharmacy
Project Title:
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RAPID POINT-OF-CARE
ASSAY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF ENDOCARDITIS DUE
TO COXIELLA BURNETII
Mentor:
William L. Nicholson, PhD
Rossana Pérez-Freytes
Institution:
University of Wisconsin, College of
Veterinary Medicine
Project Title:
EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENT OF RABIES
Mentor:
Charles Rupprecht, VMD
Martha E. Prieto
Institution:
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine &
Science
Project Title:
COMPARISON OF CDC AND COMMERCIAL ANTISERA
FOR THE DETERMINATION OF SALMONELLA H
ANTIGENS
Mentor:
Mathew Mikoleit
Allison Roberson
Institution:
Tuskegee University, College of Veterinary
Medicine
Project Title:
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH ACUTE
PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM VIETNAM OAK KNOLL
INFECTION IN THE OWL MONKEY
Mentors:
Nathaniel Powell, DVM, MS; Nelva Bryant, MD
and Malory Tate, DVM
Angely Santana
Institution:
University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences
Campus
Project Title:
SURVEILLANCE OF WEST NILE VIRUS IN PUERTO
RICO AND THE
UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS
Mentor:
Elizabeth Hunsperger, Ph.D.
Edna Termilus
Insitution:
Morehouse School of Medicine, MPH
Project Title:
AN ASSESSMENT OF PRE-TRAVEL HEALTH
COMMUNICATION NEEDS FOR TRAVELERS VISITING
FRIENDS AND RELATIVES (VFR) IN NIGERIA
Mentor:
Stefanie Steele RN, MPH
Spotlight: 2006 Research Projects
Oji Agbai II
Institution:
Morehouse School of Medicine
Project Title:
Development of DNA-based approach for
characterization of Diphyllobothrium spp. at
species and strain level
Mentor(s):
Alexandre Dasilva, PhD and Marcos De Almeida
NCID/Division of Parasitic Diseases/PDB
Zakia Al-Amin
Institution:
Howard University, School of Pharmacy
Project Title:
Evaluation of rapid colorimetric methods to
test Tamiflu (oseltamivir) authenticity
Mentor(s):
Michael Green, PhD
NCID/EB/ Division of Parasitic Diseases
Joseph Benitez
Institution:
University of Kentucky, School of Public
Health
Project Title:
Web-based Usability Testing of BioSense
Website and evaluation of Website Content
Mentor(s):
Lisa Hines,
MPH, CHES
National Center for Public Health
Informatics/DEPR
Tamara Bhandari
Institution:
University of California –Berkley, School of
Public Health
Project Title:
Maternal Infection during Pregnancy and
Subsequent Risk of Autism in the Offspring
Mentor(s):
Polyxeni Potter and Peter Drotman, MD
NCPDCID/DEPR
Crystal Davis
Institution:
Meharry Medical School
Project Title:
Characterizing the seroepidemiology of
Merozoite surface proteins in adults living
an hyperendemic
Mentor(s):
Jon Tongren, PhD
NCID/ Division of Parasitic Diseases/PD/MB
Jacob Edwards
Institution:
Morehouse School of Medicine
Project Title:
Genetic Approaches to Understanding the
Epidemiology of Rickettsial Pathogens
Mentor(s):
Gregory Dasch, PhD and Herbert Thompson
NCID/Division of Viral and Rickettsial
Diseases Viral and Rickettsial Zoonoses/RBS
Genine Ervin
Institution:
Tuskegee University, School of Veterinary
Medicine
Project Title:
The use of ultrasound to determine the
optimal time for harvesting rabbit testes
with Syphilis
Mentor(s):
Nathaniel Powell, DVM and Mallory Tate, DVM
NCID/Scientific Resources/AR
Kenneth Grant
Institution:
Armstrong
Atlantic State University, School of Public
Health
Project Title:
Educating Hispanics on Risks Associated with
Unpasteurized Cheeses and Milk
Mentor:
Health Bair-Brake, DVM, MS
NCID/Division of Bacterial and Mycotic
Diseases/Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases
Branch
Amber Joseph
Institution:
Hampton University, School of Pharmacy
Project Title:
Development of serological assays for the
evaluation of bacterial antigens in urine
specimens
Mentor(s):
Sandra Steiner, PhD and Joseph Martinez
NCIR/DBD/CRD
Christopher Murray
Institution:
Hampton University, School of Pharmacy
Project Title:
Preventing serious foodborne illnesses in
certain vulnerable populations and assisting
in outbreak investigations
Mentor(s):
Patricia Griffin, MD
NCID/Division of Bacterial and Mycotic
Diseases/Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases
Branch
Adejoke V. Omishakin
Institution:
Jackson State University, School of Public
Health
Project Title:
Evaluation of Diphtheria Antitoxin Use in
the US, 1997 –2004
Mentor(s):
Teipratap Tiwari, MD
Meningitis and Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Branch, DBD, NCIRD
Tonetta Scott
Institution:
Florida A & M University, College of
Pharmacy
Project Title:
Retrospective molecular analysis of
Salmonella Typhimurium isolates for
identification of monophasic variants
Mentor(s):
John McQuiston, MS and Jean Whichard, DVM,
PhD
NZVED/DFBMD/EDLPB/Scientific Resources/AR
Irene Stephens
Institution:
Morgan State University, School of Public
Health
Project Title:
A Pilot survey of Pediatricians’ Knowledge,
Attitudes and Practices Concerning Community
– Associated Methicillin Resistant
Staphylococcus Aureus (CA – MRSA)
Mentor(s):
Michele Pearson, MD
CCID/ Division of Healthcare Quality
Promotion/ PEB
Sabrina Ward
Institution:
Nova Southeastern University, School of
Public Health
Project Title:
Development of serological assays for the
evaluation of Haemophilus influenzae type A
antibodies.
Mentor(s):
Sandra Steiner, PhD
NCIR/DBD/MVPD Immunology Section
Tonitrice Wicks
Institution:
Jackson State University, School of Public
Health
Project Title:
The use of ultrasound to determine the
optimal time for harvesting rabbit testes
with Syphilis
Mentor(s):
Nathaniel Powell, DVM and Mallory Tate, DVM
NCID/Scientific Resources/AR
Jonathan Winfrey
Institution:
Meharry Medical College
Project Title:
Development and application of a PCR assay
to detect cellular integration of Human
Papillomavirus DNA
Mentor(s):
Martin Steinau, PhD and Elizabeth Unger, PhD,
MD
NCID/DBD/CRD
Spotlight: 2005 Research Projects
Crystal Calloway
A Content Analysis of HPV Vaccine
Information as it is Presented to the
General Public Through U.S. Newspapers
Institution:
Xavier University of Louisiana,
College of Pharmacy
Mentor(s):
Mona Saraiya,
MD
Cynthia Jorgensen, PhD
Siobhan O’Connor, MD, PhD
Katrina Mosley
Evaluating Progress and Investment for
Research on Infectious Disease-Chronic
Disease Associations
Institution:
State University of New York
Mentor(s):
Siobhan
O’Connor, MD, PhD
Candace Sampson
Periodontal Infections and Its Systemic
Implications
Institution:
Xavier University of Louisiana, College of
Pharmacy
Mentor:
Paul Eke, PhD
Gina Thornton-Evans, DDS, MPH
Tiffany Jamison
Periodontal Disease and Adverse
Reproductive Outcomes
Institution:
Howard University, College of Dentistry
Mentor:
Paul Eke, PhD
Gina Thornton-Evans, DDS, MPH
Stephanie Martin
The Effects of Importation of Exotic
Animals on Human Health and Zoonotic
Diseases (Risk to
Human Health on Animal Importation)
Institution:
Tuskegee University, School of Veterinary
Medicine
Mentor(s):
Nina Marano,
DVM, MPH
Marianne Campano
The Link Between Public Health and
Veterinary Medicine
Institution:
University of North Carolina - Greensboro
Mentor(s):
Nina Marano,
DVM, MPH
Leena Cherukuri
Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious
Diseases and West Nile Virus (WNV)
Institution:
New Mexico State University
Mentor(s):
Polyxeni Potter
Peter Drotman
Hector Valtierra
GET-SMART:
Know When Antibiotics Work; Outreach and
Partnering with Diversity Health
Organizations
Institution:
Tulane
University, School of Public Health and
Tropical Medicine
Mentor(s):
Patricia Cook &
Darcia Johnson
Lovie Lewis
Establish New Test Parameters for the
Brucella Microscopic Agglutination Test
Institution:
Xavier
University of Louisiana, College of Pharmacy
Mentor(s):
Mary Ari, PhD
Suliat Shomade
Standardization of Antigen Preparations
for the Leptospira Microscopic Agglutination
Test
Institution:
Xavier
University of Louisiana, College of Pharmacy
Mentor(s):
Mary Ari, PhD
Rodolpho Rios
Listeriosis and Hispanic Pregnant Women,
Awareness About Fresh Cheese (‘Queso
Fresco’)
Made with
Unpasteurized Milk:
Intervention Materials and Potential CDC
Partners in the Hispanic
Community
Institution:
Meharry Medical College
Mentor(s):
Heather Bair, MS, DVM
Drew Voetsch, PhD
Derek Stephenson
Reducing Antibiotic Resistance in Humans
and Animals through Proper Use of
Antibiotics in Farming Industries
Institution:
Morehouse
School of Medicine
Mentor(s):
Tante Chapman,
MPH
Charles Jaiyeoba
Medical Literature Review of Prevalence
of Chronic HBV Infection by Risk Groups and
Settings/Venues
Institution:
Morehouse
School of Medicine
Mentor(s):
Susan Wang, MD, MPH
Stephanie Bialek, MD, MPH
Leonard Valdez, Jr.
Analysis of the Division of Viral
Hepatitis (DVH) Web Site Activity for Viral
Hepatitis Awareness Month May 2005
Institution:
Howard
University, College of Pharmacy
Mentor(s):
Linda Moyer
Jonathan Powell
Listia Ahmed
Clean Hands Coalition: National Clean
Hands Week
Institution:
Nova Southeastern University
Mentor(s):
Julia Smith-Easley,
MPH, CHES
Brent Barnes
Groundbreaking Research on PCR Diagnostic
Tests
Institution:
Hampton
University, School of Pharmacy
Mentor(s):
Alexandre da
Silva, PhD
Yvonne Quanstrvom, PhD
Ramone Boyd
Method Development for TLC in the
Detection of Counterfeit Anti-Malarial Drugs
for Use in the Field
Institution:
Hampton
University, School of Pharmacy
Mentor(s):
Michael Green,
PhD
Heba Hossenally
A Field Technique for Antimalarial Syrup
Screening: Refractive Index with Method of
Standard Addition
Institution:
Xavier University of Louisiana, College of
Pharmacy
Mentor(s):
Michael Green, PhD
Keidra Carvin
Environmental Enrichment Program for
Wallabies in a Research Environment
Institution:
Tuskegee
University, School of Veterinary Medicine
Mentor(s):
Nathan Powell,
DVM
Mallory Tate, DVM
Ukeme Ukoh
Molecular Characterization of
Cryptsporidium From Animals from North
Ireland
Institution:
Morehouse School of Medicine
Mentor(s):
Lihua Xiao, DVM, PhD
Wangeci Gatei, PhD
Julita Yarwood
Contribution of Coxiella Burnetii
Infection to Acute Respiratory Illness in
Sakaeo Province, Thailand
Institution:
Morehouse
School of Medicine
Mentor(s):
William Nicholson, PhD
Kimberly Martin
Evaluation of Rhipicephalus Sanguineus
Ticks for Infection by Rickettsia Rickettsii
and Ehrlichia Canis in Eastern Arizona, USA
Institution:
Hampton
University, School of Pharmacy
Mentor(s):
William
Nicholson, PhD
Lawrence Henry
Descriptive Study of Professional
Disciplines of VAERS Healthcare Provider
Reporters
Institution:
Xavier University of Louisiana, College of
Pharmacy
Mentor(s):
Susanne
Pickering, MPH
Travelyan Walker
Human Health Threat Assessment and
Guidance Regarding Contamination of Eggs,
Milk, and Meat Products through Intentional
Use of Radiation Against Livestock or
Poultry
Institution:
Morehouse School of Medicine
Mentor(s):
David Ashford, DVM, MPH, DSc
Charles Woods, PhD
Charles Miller, PhD
Marsha Joseph
Enhanced Surveillance for Local and
Systemic Reactions Among Adolescents in the
Vaccine
Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)
Institution:
Hampton
University, School of Pharmacy
Mentor(s):
John Iskander, MD, MPH
Elaine Miller, RN, MPH
Susanne Pickering, MPH
April McCray
Human Health Threat Assessment and
Guidance Regarding Contamination of Eggs,
Milk, and Meat Products through Intentional
and Unintentional Poisonings of Livestock
and Poultry
Institution:
Meharry Medical College
Mentor(s):
David Ashford,
DVM, MPH, DSc
Zoe Gibson
Assessment of Current Mandatory Public
Reporting of Healthcare Associated
Infections (HAI)
Institution:
University of
Albany
Mentor(s):
Patricia Simone,
MD
Omoikhefe G. Akhigbe
Comparative Evaluation of the Brucella
Micro-Agglutination Test Methods with and
without Dye Read By Darkfield Microscopy
Institution:
Meharry Medical College
Mentor:
Mary D. Ari, PhD
Spotlight:
2004 Research Projects
Sharanie Sims
An Evaluability Assessment of the
Hepatitis C Prevention and Control Program
Institution:
Howard University, School of Pharmacy
Mentor(s):
Eric Mast, MD
Hope King-Lewis, MSPH
Reyna Gilmore
Molecular Surveillance of Invasive
Streptococcus Pneumonia
Institution:
Howard
University, College of Medicine
Mentor(s):
Bernard Beall, PhD
Rondeen Gordon
Are Dogs A Potential Reservoir of
Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in SE
Arizona
Institution:
University of Kentucky, College of Public
Health
Mentor:
William Nicholson, PhD
Serena Hinckson
Evaluation of IgA Determination for the
Diagnosis of Cat Scratch Disease and Related
Infections
(Bartonella henselae and Bartonella
Quintana)
Institution:
Hampton University, School of Pharmacy
Mentor(s):
William
Nicholson, PhD
Chanel Ransom-Bennett
Evaluation of DiversiLab® System for
Identification of Various Candida Species
Institution:
Xavier
University of Louisiana, College of Pharmacy
Mentor(s):
Wendy Lee Yang,
MS
BoiNgoc Nguyen
Evaluation of Immunohistochemical
Reagents for the Identification of Yeast-like
Fungi in Tissue
Institution:
Howard University, College of Phamacy
Mentor(s):
Mark Lindsey,
PhD
Kimberly Brown
Evaluation of Practice Among
Neonatologists to Prevent Candida Sepsis
Among Extremely Low Birthweight Neonates
Institution:
University of
Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, School
of Public Health
Mentor(s):
Scott Fridkin, MD
William Porter
Comparison of Sterol Quantitation Method
and M-27A Reference Method for Determining
Fluconazole Minimum Inhibitory
Concentrations for Non-albicans Candida
Species and Crytococcus Neoformans
Institution:
University of
Kentucky, College of Public Health
Mentor(s):
Beth Arthington-Skaggs, PhD
Nadra Tyus
Handwashing & Food Safety: Importance of
the Clean Hands Coalition
Institution:
University of
Pittsburgh, School of Public Health
Mentor(s):
Julia Smith, MPH, CHES
Chinenye Iwuchukwu
Get Smart:
Know When Antibiotics Work Campaign (Forming
Partnerships with Minority Organizations)
Institution:
University of Illinois at Chicago
Mentor(s):
Patricia Cook
Temeri Wilder-Kofie
Analysis of the Msp2 Expression Site in
the Anaplasma phagocytophilum strain AP-Variant
1
Institution:
Tuskegee University, School of Veterinary
Medicine
Mentor(s):
Robert Massung, PhD
Lori Elmore
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Anogenital
Infection in Children Evaluated for Child
Sexual Abuse (CSA)
Institution:
Morehouse School of Medicine
Mentor(s):
Consuelo Beck-Sague, MD
Brandon Bowman
Extractive pH-dependent Colorimetric
Determination of Active Ingredient in
Antimalarial Drugs
Institution:
Morehouse School of Medicine
Mentor(s):
Michael Green, PhD
Camille Campbell
Counterfeit Drugs in Low Income US
Communities: Is It a Problem
Institution:
Hampton University, School of Pharmacy
Mentor(s):
Marian McDonald, DrPH
Michael Green, PhD
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