Abstract

Sexually transmitted diseases exact a heavy toll on society. Annually, the number of STD cases exceed over 13 million in the United States and over 250 million cases worldwide. There is a current shortage of young clinical investigators, especially in areas with enormous public health import-such as STDs. Johns Hopkins has had a long tradition of performing clinical research in STDs and public health prevention, and provides a supportive setting for mentoring new investigators. As part of this proposal, and building on our past successful experiences in mentoring investigators, the awardee will develop a mentoring program which will include: Clinical experiences in the Baltimore STD clinics and Johns Hopkins AIDS Service; Epidemiology and biostatistical training to enhance the young investigators knowledge base of study design and data management issues, and presentation skills. The investigators will be expected to develop an independent research project resulting in presentation at national meetings and publication.

  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 #
5K24AI001633-04
Application #
6510031
Study Section
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases B Subcommittee (MID)
Program Officer
Savarese, Barbara M
Project Start
1999-04-01
Project End
2004-03-31
Budget Start
2002-04-01
Budget End
2003-03-31
Support Year
4
Fiscal Year
2002
Total Cost
$111,384
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Johns Hopkins University
Department
Internal Medicine/Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
045911138
City
Baltimore
State
MD
Country
United States
Zip Code
21218

  Publications

Johnson, Hope L; Ghanem, Khalil G; Zenilman, Jonathan M et al. (2011) Sexually transmitted infections and adverse pregnancy outcomes among women attending inner city public sexually transmitted diseases clinics. Sex Transm Dis 38:167-71
Brotman, Rebecca M; Ravel, Jacques; Cone, Richard A et al. (2010) Rapid fluctuation of the vaginal microbiota measured by Gram stain analysis. Sex Transm Infect 86:297-302
Quan, Vu Minh; Go, Vivian F; Nam, Le Van et al. (2009) Risks for HIV, HBV, and HCV infections among male injection drug users in northern Vietnam: a case-control study. AIDS Care 21:7-16
Brotman, Rebecca M; Ghanem, Khalil G; Klebanoff, Mark A et al. (2008) The effect of vaginal douching cessation on bacterial vaginosis: a pilot study. Am J Obstet Gynecol 198:628.e1-7
Johnson, Hope L; Erbelding, Emily J; Zenilman, Jonathan M et al. (2007) Sexually transmitted diseases and risk behaviors among pregnant women attending inner city public sexually transmitted diseases clinics in Baltimore, MD, 1996-2002. Sex Transm Dis 34:991-4
Gesink Law, Dionne C; Bernstein, Kyle T; Serre, Marc L et al. (2006) Modeling a syphilis outbreak through space and time using the Bayesian maximum entropy approach. Ann Epidemiol 16:797-804
Bernstein, Kyle T; Zenilman, Jonathan; Olthoff, Glen et al. (2006) Gonorrhea reinfection among sexually transmitted disease clinic attendees in Baltimore, Maryland. Sex Transm Dis 33:80-6
Jadack, Rosemary A; Yuenger, Jeffrey; Ghanem, Khalil G et al. (2006) Polymerase chain reaction detection of Y-chromosome sequences in vaginal fluid of women accessing a sexually transmitted disease clinic. Sex Transm Dis 33:22-5
Reynolds, S J; Risbud, A R; Shepherd, M E et al. (2006) High rates of syphilis among STI patients are contributing to the spread of HIV-1 in India. Sex Transm Infect 82:121-6
Laffan, Alison M; Bellantoni, Michelle F; Greenough 3rd, William B et al. (2006) Burden of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in a long-term care facility. J Am Geriatr Soc 54:1068-73

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