Patricia Kissinger, BSN, PhD, MPH Projects -Trichomonas vaginalis repeat infections among HIV negative women-A New Approach to Controlling Chlamydia Transmission in Young People Lab Description Dr. Kissinger focuses on the dynamics of STI/HIV transmission, particularly among vulnerable populations, examining issues of HIV/STI partner notification, expedited partner treatment, sexual networks, substance abuse, pregnancy prevention, and repeat […]

Tanika N. Kelly, PhD, MPH, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Projects -Rare Variants and NHLBI Traits in Deeply Phenotyped Cohorts-Whole-Exome Sequencing Study of Diabetic Nephrology-The Roles of the Microbiome and Metabolome in Vascular Aging-A Multi-Ethnic Study of Gene-Lifestyle Interactions in Cardiovascular Traits Contact tkelly@tulane.edu

Jiang He, MD, PhD, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Projects Implementation of Multifaceted Patient-Centered Treatment Strategies for Intensive Blood Pressure Control Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study: Tulane COBRE for Clinical and Translational Research in Cardiometabolic Diseases Contact jhe@tulane.edu

Emily Harville, PhD, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Additional Study Creating a Preconception Research Consortium Lab Description Dr. Emily Harville is a perinatal epidemiologist with interests in how pregnancy and reproduction relate to health throughout the life course, including the biological mechanisms by which health disparities are created. Major projects include studying the […]

Wei Chen, MD, PhD, School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine Lab Description Dr. Wei Chen is a genetic epidemiologist of cardiovascular disease and has been working with the Bogalusa Heart Study as a senior investigator for 20 years. He has a broad background and experience in epidemiology, genetics and epigenetics of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, metabolic […]

Lydia Bazzano, MD, PhD, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Lab Description As a clinician-investigator trained in epidemiology and internal medicine, Dr. Lydia Bazzano has expertise in a broad range of clinical research with a focus on cardiovascular disease and its risk factors, with an emphasis on the role of cardio-metabolic factors, including diet, […]

Courtney N. Baker, PhD (School of Science and Engineering) Project Description A substantial number of children experience behavioral, emotional, and social problems, though few receive appropriate intervention. Theseproblems are more prevalent in urban, low-income, chronically disadvantaged and marginalized communities. Evidence-based prevention and earlyintervention efforts have the potential to reach many of these children, are associated […]

Kislay Parvatiyar, PhD, School of Medicine Project Description Innate immune pathways are found as far back as early branching metazoans, however these pathways have evolved extensively and become increasingly complex in higher organisms. Indeed, the innate immune system is known to defend against invading pathogens via a suite of germline encoded pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) […]

Project Description My research focuses on induction of protection immunity, typically focusing on mucosal immunity, infection, and adjuvants. My lab uses bacterial ADP-ribosylating enterotoxins derived from E. coli for the manipulation of protective immunity, including the novel adjuvants dmLT and LTA1. In addition, I am interested in host factors and biomarkers of protective immunity, including […]

Project Description Contact Email lmorici@tulane.edu