Project Description Establishing the pre-pregnancy nutritional factors associated with delivery of healthy infants ideally involves assessing nutrition prospectively, accurately, and in a way that generalizes to diverse populations. Several different diets, including the Mediterranean, DASH, Fit for Delivery, FIGO Nutrition, and the Fertility Diet have been recommended for women planning to conceive. However, approximately 45% […]

Wayne F Reed (Physics and Engineering Physics/ Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering) Project Description Characterize fundamental properties and stability of biologics, such as monoclonal antibodies and other proteins, lipid nanoparticles, RNA/DNA, viralcapsids, vaccines Project Details Time, eligibility, and other details Who is eligible? Highly motivated students who can work independently in a laboratory environment Volunteer, Paid, […]

Wan Tang, PhD, School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine Project Description Studies statistical methodological development in fields such as longitudinal data analysis, missing data, nonparametric smoothing methods, and causal inferences, and their application in biomedical studies, especially in psychiatry and behavioral research.  View Dr. Tang’s publications at his NCBI profile page. Contact wtang1@tulane.edu

M.A. “Tonette” Krousel-Wood, MD, MSPH, School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine Lab Description Dr. Krousel-Wood is a physician-scientist who engages in NIH-funded clinical research and clinical trials focused on adherence to prescribed therapies, management of hypertension, and sex differences and health disparities research engaging local, national and international women and men with chronic cardiometabolic […]

Dawn Wesson, PhD Lab Description Dawn Wesson’s background in medical/molecular entomology and vector biology has led to her role as a principal investigator on many research projects on vector-borne pathogens (particularly dengue, West Nile, and Chagas disease. Her research interests include the ecology of arbovirus transmission, eco-epidemiology of Chagas disease, host-pathogen co-evolution, development of novel vector […]

Joseph Keating, PhD, MA, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Lab Description Joseph Keating is an epidemiologist with a focus on vector-borne disease. His current research focuses on malaria epidemiology and control in the context of elimination. Contact jkeating@tulane.edu

Thomas Eisele, PhD, MPH Projects -Evidence for Malaria Elimination and Control in Zambia (MACEPA III/PATH)-Malaria Zero – The Alliance for Malaria Free Haiti-Evidence for Malaria Elimination and Control in Zambia (Macepa III/Path) Lab Description Areas of expertise include malaria epidemiology, evaluating the impact of malaria control/elimination strategies, and measurement of malaria intervention coverage and malaria […]

Eric Dumonteil, PhD, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Lab Description Eric Dumonteil’s primary research interest is in the development of new control tools for Chagas disease and other neglected tropical diseases. These include research on vector ecology and vector control interventions, epidemiological studies and pre-clinical evaluation of therapeutic and preventive vaccines.  Contact edumonte@tulane.edu

Xu Xiong, MD, DrPH Lab Description His area of expertise includes reproductive and perinatal epidemiology, survey research, and global public health evaluation. His main research interests are epidemiologic and clinical determinants and evaluation of maternal and child health, using systematic review or meta-analysis, survey, case-control, cohort and clinical trial approaches. He has extensive experience in […]

Lu Qi, MD, PhD, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Projects -Metabolic Pathways of Increased Cardiovascular Risk in Type 2 Diabetes-Risk Factors for CVD in Women (Yr31)-Environmental Obesogens and Weight Change in the POUNDS LOST Trial (Yr4)-Weight-loss diet intervention on cardiometabolic facotrs of gut microbiota (Grant Transfer) Lab Description Dr. Qi’s research focuses on […]