People
Faculty
Karen R. Jacobson, MD, MPH
Boston University Profile
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Dr. Karen Jacobson is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Section of Infectious Diseases, Boston University School of Medicine, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health. Her expertise is in studying tuberculosis transmission and outcomes. She has been funded by NIH grants as PI and site PI since 2011. Her work has been highly multidisciplinary, with results cited in World Health Organization tuberculosis guidelines and by Uptodate. She is the Medical Director of the Boston Medical Center Tuberculosis Clinic and has 15 years’ experience collaborating with researchers in South Africa designing and executing complex prospective clinical studies. Her work has particular emphasis in understanding how substance use impacts on tuberculosis transmission and response to therapy.
Tara C. Bouton, MD, MPH
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Dr. Tara C. Bouton is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine and an attending physician in the Section of Infectious Diseases at Boston Medical Center. Dr. Bouton’s research focuses on the impact of HIV infection on evolution and transmission of drug resistant tuberculosis and improving outcomes in both diseases. She is also working to better understand transmission and viral dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 variants. She has lived and worked in Brazil, Ghana, Botswana, and South Africa.
Boston Research Team
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Sue Kulkarni Goodwin, MPHProgram Manager |
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Sarah Weber, MPHData Analyst/PhD Student |
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Samantha MalatestaData Analyst/PhD Student |
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Sarah Thomson, MPHResearch Project Manager |
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Selvin Marroquin, MPHResearch Project Manager |
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Victoria Overbeck, MPHResearch Study Coordinator |
Cape Town/Worcester Research Team
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Nandi Niemand, PhDJunior Investigator , Stellenbosch University |
Noorjahn RawootLab Technician, Stellenbosch University |
TRUST Field Team
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Chané Buys, MScField Coordinator |
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Leshaan PetersenLogistics Coordinator |
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Thelecia JohnsonStudy Nurse |
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Edwina JohnsonStudy Nurse |
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Rosemary PekeurResearch Assistant |
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Johan JagersResearch Assistant |
TOTAL Field Team
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Frances RatangeeField Coordinator |
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Besley PietersenLogistics Coordinator |
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Georgette (Georgie) ShawStudy Nurse |
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Allison PienaarStudy Nurse |
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Yanga TshukuseResearch Assistant |
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Florenza KrielResearch Assistant |
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Judy-Lynn HorsemendResearch Assistant |
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Connie RamokheleResearch Assistant |
Former Team Members
Henry Bayly |
Data Analyst/PhD Student Sept 2022-August 2023 |
Eliza Passell, MPH |
Graduate Research Assistant, June 2022-May 2023 |
Roxanne Mistry, BA |
Research Study Coordinator, February 2022-March 2023 Current Position: Clinical Research Coordinator, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai |
Genevieve DuPuis, BS, MS |
PhD Student, June 2022-December 2022 |
Joseph Atarere, MD, MPH |
Research Study Coordinator, October 2021 – May 2022 Current Position: Resident Physician, MedStar Health |
Devin Zebelean, MPH |
Graduate Research Assistant, May 2021 – May 2022 Current Position: Data Analyst, Tufts Medical Center |
Madison Gilbert, MS |
Graduate Research Assistant, September 2021 – May 2022 Current Position: Clinical Research Coordinator, Takeda |
Rebecca “Ribka” Berhanu, MD |
Trainee Level: Infectious Disease Fellow, University of North Carolina Current Position: Assistant Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
Jared Eddy, MD |
Trainee Level: Internal Medicine Resident/Infectious Diseases Fellow Current Position: Assistant Professor, National Jewish Health, Denver |
Jen Rooney, MS |
Research Study Coordinator, May 2019-May 2021 |
Lizzy Ragan, MPH |
Research Project Manager, March 2016-March 2021 Current Position: , |
Sarah (van Ness) Leavitt, PhD |
Research Assistant & Biostatistics PhD Student, September 2017-December 2020 Current Position: Adjunct Lecturer, Boston University School of Public Health |
Tessa Runels, MPH |
Master’s Student, January 2016-September 2017 Current Position: Data Analyst, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, New York |
Avery McIntosh, PhD |
Research Assistant & Biostatistics PhD Student, July 2015-June 2017 Current Position: Director, Biostatistics-Rare Disease, Pfizer, Boston |
Felipe Barbosa, MD |
Infectious Disease Fellow, January 2015-July 2016 Current Position: Chief of Infectious Diseases, MetroWest Medical Center, Framingham, MA |
Mary Kleinman, MPH |
Research Assistant, October 2013-July 2015 Current Position: , University of Maryland |