Nutrition & Tuberculosis

The Global Nutrition Lab is collaborating with researchers at Boston University, Boston Medical Center and globally on research on the relationship between malnutrition and tuberculosis (TB). Current studies include the Warren Alpert Foundation-funded ‘Tuberculosis: Learning the Impact of Nutrition: (TB-LION)‘ study (https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03598842) with Dr. Pranay Sinha (https://www.bumc.bu.edu/medicine/profile/pranay-sinha/) at Boston Medical Center & BU School of Medicine) and the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER) in India, as well as the Providence/Boston Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) study ‘Pediatric Evaluation of the Dynamics of HIV, Anemia, and Tuberculosis Treatment (PED-HATT)‘ in South Africa with Dr. Meredith Brooks (https://www.bu.edu/sph/profile/meredith-brooks/) at BUSPH and Aquity Innovations NPC in South Africa.