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Karen R. Jacobson, MD, MPH
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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\u2019 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.<\/p>\n

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Tara C. Bouton, MD, MPH
Boston University Profile
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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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

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Boston Research Team<\/h2>\n

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Natalia Gnatienko, MPH<\/h3>\n

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Lydia Carlson, MPH<\/h3>\n

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Madelyn Eippert, MS<\/h3>\n

Research Coordinator<\/p>\n

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Samantha Malatesta<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

Data Analyst\/PhD Student Sept 2020-August 2024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Sarah Weber<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

Research Program Manager Jan 2020-August 2024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Victoria Overbeck<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

Research Coordinator Sept 2021-June 2024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Sarah Thomson<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

Research Project Manager July 2022-September 2024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Henry Bayly<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

Data Analyst\/PhD Student Sept 2022-August 2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Eliza Passell, MPH<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

Graduate Research Assistant, June 2022-May 2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Roxanne Mistry, BA<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

Research Study Coordinator, February 2022-March 2023
Current Position: Clinical Research Coordinator, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Genevieve DuPuis, BS, MS<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

PhD Student, June 2022-December 2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Joseph Atarere, MD, MPH<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

Research Study Coordinator, October 2021 – May 2022
Current Position: Resident Physician, MedStar Health<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Devin Zebelean, MPH<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

Graduate Research Assistant, May 2021 – May 2022
Current Position: Data Analyst, Tufts Medical Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Madison Gilbert, MS<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

Graduate Research Assistant, September 2021 – May 2022
Current Position: Clinical Research Coordinator, Takeda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Rebecca \u201cRibka\u201d Berhanu, MD<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

Trainee Level: Infectious Disease Fellow, University of North Carolina
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Jared Eddy, MD<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

Trainee Level: Internal Medicine Resident\/Infectious Diseases Fellow
Current Position: Assistant Professor, National Jewish Health, Denver<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Jen Rooney, MS<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

Research Study Coordinator, May 2019-May 2021
Current Position: Doctoral Student, Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Lizzy Ragan, MPH<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

Research Project Manager, March 2016-March 2021
Current Position: White House Fellow<\/span><\/span>, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Sarah (van Ness) <\/span>Leavitt, PhD<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

Research Assistant & Biostatistics PhD Student, September 2017-December 2020
Current Position: Adjunct Lecturer, Boston University School of Public Health
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Tessa Runels, MPH<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

Master’s Student, January 2016-September 2017
Current Position: Data Analyst, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, New York
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Avery McIntosh, PhD<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

Research Assistant & Biostatistics PhD Student, July 2015-June 2017
Current Position: Director, Biostatistics-Rare Disease, Pfizer,
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Felipe Barbosa, MD<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

Infectious Disease Fellow, January 2015-July 2016
Current Position: Chief of Infectious Diseases, MetroWest Medical Center, Framingham, MA
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Mary Kleinman, MPH<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

Research Assistant, October 2013-July 2015
Current Position: Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Psychology<\/span>, University of Maryland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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