School of Medicine
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John Densmore
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
Research Interests: Malignant hematology (Lymphoma, Myeloma, Leukemia)
Email: jjd2q@Virginia.EDU
Rebecca Dillingham
Assistant Professor of Research, Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases
Research Interests: Infectious Diseases, Global Health, Partners in Health
International Areas of Interest: Haiti, South Africa
Email: rd8v@Virginia.EDU
Richard Guerrant
Thomas H. Hunter Professor of International Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Director of the Center for Global Health
Research Interests: Infectious Diseases
International Areas of Interest: Brazil, Africa, Philippines
Email: rlg9a@Virginia.EDU
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David Hill
Professor and Chair, Interests: Nutrient Components During Early Prenatal Development on Brain Development
Research Interests: Nutrient Components During Early Prenatal Development (e.g., protein deprivation) on Brain Development
Email: dh2t@Virginia.EDU
Jeffry Holt
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Research Interests: Sensory signaling in hair cells of the auditory and vestibular systems
International Areas of Interest: France
Email: jh5am@Virginia.EDU
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Eric Houpt
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases
Research Interests: Intestinal protozoa and tuberculosis in the setting of AIDS. My group operates a field site in Moshi, Tanzania, that investigates both new diagnostics and host immune response to infection.
International Areas of Interest: Tanzania
Email: erh6k@Virginia.EDU
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Becky Kightlinger
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Research Interests: Remote Area Medical, Women's Health, Cervical cancer screening, diagnosis and treatment in indigenous Guyanese women. And HPV screening and HPV genotypes in women with cervical cancer and dysplasia in developing nations
International Areas of Interest: Guyana
Email: rsk3t@Virginia.EDU
Barbara Mann
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases
Research Interests: Pathogenicity of Francisella tularensis and the human parasite Entamoeba histolytica, vaccines
Email: bjm2r@Virginia.EDU
James Martindale
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Med Ed Support
Research Interests: Generalist Scholars Program, Statistics, Research Mentor
Email: jrm7e@Virginia.EDU
Christine Peterson
Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Assistant Dean for Medical Education
Research Interests: Emotional Aspects of Women's Healthcare, Emotional Aspects of Women's Healthcare, Human Papillomavirus Infections, Human Papillomavirus Vaccines, Contraception
Email: cmp8x@Virginia.edu
William Petri
Division Chief, Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases
Research Interests: Infectious Diseases
International Areas of Interest: Bangladesh, South Asia
Email: wap3g@Virginia.EDU
Eileen Ryan
Section Chief, Community Services and Public Policy; Medical Director of the Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy
Research Interests: Children and adolescents charged with and convicted of serious crimes; Mental illness and violence in juvenile offenders
International Areas of Interest: Traumatic experiences of child refugees (Palestinian children) Traumatic grief in children orphaned by AIDS (Botswana).
Email: er3h@virginia.edu
Michael Scheld
Bayer-Gerald L. Mandell Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine; Director, Pfizer Initiative in International Health
Research Interests: Include molecular mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis, sepsis and septic shock; Global Health
International Areas of Interest: Uganda
Email: wms@virginia.edu
Cirle Warren
Assistant Professor, Medicine, Infectious Diseases and International Health
Research Interests: global health, enteric infections, sexually-transmitted diseases
International Areas of Interest: Philippines
Email: ca6t@virginia.edu
Moses Woode
Professor of Medical Education
Associate Dean for Student Academic Support and Strategic Programs
School of Medicine
Research Interests: Medical Education
International Areas of Interest: Ghana
Email: kaw4f@Virginia.EDU