TB Tracking App Earns Top Honors in Dean’s Innovation Challenge

Doctoral students Jiujia Zhang (ENG) and Lauren Linde (SPH) and SPH faculty members Leonardo Martinez and Meredith Brooks won the challenge with a scalable web-based app designed to optimize the placement of community-based TB screening units to maximize detection effectiveness. See more here: Tuberculosis Tracking App Earns Top Honors in Dean’s Innovation Challenge | SPH

The Health & Economic Benefits of a New TB Vaccine – Dr. Portnoy featured on BFM Radio

Dr. Allison Portnoy, of Boston University School of Global Health, advocates for the imperative investment in a new tuberculosis (TB) vaccine on the latest episode of BFM Radio’s ‘Bigger Picture’ podcast. Dr. Portnoy highlights the pivotal intersection of health and economics, emphasizing the transformative potential of this innovative vaccine. With insights honed from extensive research, […]

Dr. Igor Kramnik featured in Drug Discovery News

Dr. Igor Kramnik, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine featured in Drug Discovery News: Correcting for tuberculosis susceptibility Direct link to article: https://www.drugdiscoverynews.com/correcting-for-tuberculosis-susceptibility-15863  

Researchers Find Potential Way to Tweak Immune System to Help It Fight Tuberculosis

TB is the world’s second-deadliest infectious disease, behind COVID-19. A new BU-led study shows how to turn TB-susceptible immune cells into TB-resistant ones. Read more here: https://www.bu.edu/articles/2023/researchers-find-potential-way-to-help-immune-system-fight-tuberculosis/?utm_campaign=the_brink&utm_source=email_20231011_full_b&utm_medium=2_must_read_2&utm_content=research_infectiousdiseases