Abstract

Project Description This is a competing renewal application for a K24 Mid-Career Award in Patient-Oriented Research for Joseph M. Vinetz, M.D. of the University of California San Diego. The applicant's original award proposed to provide support for patient oriented research on tropical diseases including malaria and leptospirosis with a particularly emphasis on the mentoring of junior physician-scholar trainees at all levels. These goals were met as demonstrated by publications, new research and training grants to support patient-oriented research and career advancement of mentees including patient-oriented career research awards from the NIH. In the new project period, patient-oriented research projects in malaria, leptospirosis, and brucellosis are proposed as vehicles to mentor junior physician scientists at all levels leveraging funded NIH grants. Substantial emphasis is placed on recruiting a diverse workforce and on formal training in the responsible conduct of research. Research projects will take place in the U.S., Peru and Brazil.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Type
Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (K24)
Project #
5K24AI068903-09
Application #
8709975
Study Section
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Research Committee (MID)
Program Officer
Rao, Malla R
Project Start
2006-03-01
Project End
2016-08-31
Budget Start
2014-09-01
Budget End
2015-08-31
Support Year
9
Fiscal Year
2014
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of California San Diego
Department
Internal Medicine/Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
City
La Jolla
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
92093

  Publications

White, Sara E; Harvey, Steven A; Meza, Graciela et al. (2018) Acceptability of a herd immunity-focused, transmission-blocking malaria vaccine in malaria-endemic communities in the Peruvian Amazon: an exploratory study. Malar J 17:179
Rosas-Aguirre, Angel; Gamboa, Dionicia; Manrique, Paulo et al. (2016) Epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax Malaria in Peru. Am J Trop Med Hyg 95:133-144
Hupalo, Daniel N; Luo, Zunping; Melnikov, Alexandre et al. (2016) Population genomics studies identify signatures of global dispersal and drug resistance in Plasmodium vivax. Nat Genet 48:953-8
Agampodi, Suneth B; Dahanayaka, Niroshan J; Nöckler, Karsten et al. (2016) Redefining Gold Standard Testing for Diagnosing Leptospirosis: Further Evidence from a Well-Characterized, Flood-Related Outbreak in Sri Lanka. Am J Trop Med Hyg 95:531-6
Wunder Jr, Elsio A; Figueira, Claudio P; Santos, Gisele R et al. (2016) Real-Time PCR Reveals Rapid Dissemination of Leptospira interrogans after Intraperitoneal and Conjunctival Inoculation of Hamsters. Infect Immun 84:2105-2115
Fouts, Derrick E; Matthias, Michael A; Adhikarla, Haritha et al. (2016) What Makes a Bacterial Species Pathogenic?:Comparative Genomic Analysis of the Genus Leptospira. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 10:e0004403
RamachandraRao, Satish P; Matthias, Michael A; Kokoy-Mondragon, Chanthel et al. (2015) Proteomic analysis of urine exosomes reveals renal tubule response to leptospiral colonization in experimentally infected rats. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 9:e0003640
Torres, Katherine J; Castrillon, Carlos E; Moss, Eli L et al. (2015) Genome-level determination of Plasmodium falciparum blood-stage targets of malarial clinical immunity in the Peruvian Amazon. J Infect Dis 211:1342-51
Patra, Kailash P; Li, Fengwu; Carter, Darrick et al. (2015) Alga-produced malaria transmission-blocking vaccine candidate Pfs25 formulated with a human use-compatible potent adjuvant induces high-affinity antibodies that block Plasmodium falciparum infection of mosquitoes. Infect Immun 83:1799-808
Chuquiyauri, Raul; Molina, Douglas M; Moss, Eli L et al. (2015) Genome-Scale Protein Microarray Comparison of Human Antibody Responses in Plasmodium vivax Relapse and Reinfection. Am J Trop Med Hyg 93:801-9

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