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Director of HIV Epidemiology and Outcomes Research Unit<\/em> Research Interests:\u00a0<\/strong>HIV and HCV Comparative- and Cost-Effectiveness<\/p>\n Professor of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Medicine, Center for Global Health and Development, <\/em>Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and Boston University School of\u00a0<\/em>Public Health<\/em> Research Interests:<\/strong> The Effects of HIV Disease on the Course of Hepatitis C Infection and on the Risk for and Course of Tuberculosis; Epidemiological Studies of HIV, TB, and Other Opportunistic Infections; HIV and TB Vaccine Trials; and Drug Trials for the Treatment and Prevention of TB.<\/p>\n Professor of Obstetrics\/Gynecology and Microbiology<\/em> Research Interests:\u00a0<\/strong>Mucosal immunology, Innate immunity, HIV-1 transmission<\/p>\n Inaugural Louis W. Sullivan, MD, Professor of Medicine and Associate Professor of Medicine\u00a0<\/em> Research Interests: <\/strong>Medical complications of substance use including HIV and Hepatitis C virus (HCV), Models of care and on improving the continuum of care for individuals with HIV and\/or HCV<\/p>\n Associate Professor, Psychiatry, General Internal Medicine, BUSM; <\/em>Associate Professor, Community Health Sciences, BUSPH; <\/em>Director of the Behavioral Health Equity Program; <\/em>Associate Vice Chair of Psychology, Psychiatry, BMC<\/em><\/p>\n Abigail.Batchelder@bmc.org<\/a><\/p>\n Research Aims: <\/strong>Collaboratively identify, adapt, and implement evidence-based interventions with and for underserved people with unmet psycho-behavioral health needs, including people with and vulnerable to HIV, people who use drugs, and sexual and gender minority people with a goal of increasing behavioral health equity.<\/p>\n Research Professor of Health Law, Policy and Management\u00a0<\/em> Research Interests:\u00a0<\/strong>Implementation science, program evaluation, HIV\/AIDS in vulnerable populations, addictions, hepatitis C, access to care, organization and development of innovative models of care, qualitative research methods.<\/p>\n Professor of Biostatistics <\/i> Research Interests: <\/strong>Developing statistical tools to better understand the transmission dynamics and epidemiology of infectious diseases and substance use disorders<\/p>\n Professor of Epidemiology and Global Health\u00a0<\/em> Research Interests:\u00a0<\/strong>HIV treatment and retention in care in resource-limited settings and treatment of childhood pneumonia.<\/p>\n Professor of Health Law, Policy and Management\u00a0<\/em> Research Interests: <\/strong>HIV and Hepatitis Quality Improvement Research, Implementation Research, Medication Adherence<\/p>\n Professor of Virology, Immunology, and Microbiology\u00a0<\/em> Research Interests:\u00a0<\/strong>HIV\/AIDS, Virus Evasion of Innate Responses, Inflammation and Virus Replication, Role of dendritic cells (DCs) in the initiation and propagation of HIV-1 replication<\/span><\/p>\n Professor of Medicine and Microbiology, Assistant Dean, Division of Graduate Medical Sciences<\/em> Research Interests: <\/strong>Cellular mechanisms that regulate HIV replication and transcription, Elucidating T cell costimulatory signal transduction cascades that positively and negatively regulate HIV transcription, Determining mechanisms by which HIV circumvents anti-inflammatory signals to promote HIV replication and AIDS-associated inflammatory diseases, Characterizing the transcriptional status of HIV provirus in T cell and macrophage subsets.<\/p>\n Associate Professor of Medicine<\/em> Research Interests:\u00a0<\/strong>Epidemiology of drug resistant tuberculosis, including identification of social, biological, and economic determinants of and risk factors for drug resistance and approaches for improving TB outcomes in resource-limited settings.<\/p>\n Associate Professor of Biostatistics\u00a0<\/em> Research Interests: <\/strong>Novel ways to analyze data that can have a public health impact in the field of infectious diseases, Tuberculosis including developing new estimates of pediatric TB incidence and mortality, and spatial methods to understand geographic heterogeneity of TB<\/p>\n Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of Global Health<\/em> Research Interests: <\/strong>Stigma and HIV prevention in key populations, Maternal and newborn health<\/p>\n Chair and Professor of\u00a0 Community Health Sciences<\/em> Research Interests: <\/strong>Engaging the social determinants of health to address health inequities among populations made vulnerable by racism, colonialism, homophobia, transphobia, incarceration, and HIV status.<\/p>\n Professor of Medicine and Microbiology<\/em> Research Interests:\u00a0<\/strong>Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) transmission, Pathogenesis of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 heterosexual transmission<\/span><\/p>\n Professor of Epidemiology, Global Health, Medicine, Community Health Sciences at BU, Chief of the Section of Internal Medicine\u00a0<\/em> Research Interests:\u00a0<\/strong>Linkage of addiction treatment and medical care; addressing substance use issues in the primary care setting; the impact of alcohol and drug use in HIV-infected persons.<\/p>\n Assistant Professor of Virology, Immunology, and Microbiology\u00a0<\/em> Research Interests: <\/strong>Regulation of IFN-gamma and cytotoxic effector functions by CD8+ T cells, The role of iNKT cells in HIV and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections as well as sarcoidosis, Determining the diagnostic and prognostic potential of ex vivo immune functional profiling in human inflammatory diseases, Investigating the differentiation potential and lineage relationships of iNKT cell subsets, Elucidating the role of T cell and iNKT cell exhaustion in the progression of infectious diseases and cancer<\/p>\n Professor of Health Law, Policy, & Management <\/i> Research Interests: <\/strong>Substance use disorders and HIV\/AIDS, sleep and pain, mental health disorders, and the determinants of risk-taking<\/p>\n Professor of Pediatrics <\/i> Research Interests: <\/strong>Genetics and epigenetics of NAS, Breastfeeding in the setting of maternal substance use disorders, and the use of non-pharmacologic care methods to improve NAS outcomes<\/p>\n Professor of Medicine\u00a0<\/i> Research Interests:\u00a0<\/strong>The medical complications of drug use, specifically HIV and overdose, the treatment of addictions with behavioral and pharmacologic interventions, and risk behaviors among HIV-infected people and people with HIV risk behaviors.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Assistant Professor of Medicine<\/i> Research Interests: <\/strong>Interactions between tuberculosis resistance-conferring mutations, HIV, and clinical outcomes in both diseases<\/p>\n Assistant Professor of Medicine<\/i> Research Interests: <\/strong>Working to utilize large data sets and decision modelling to inform policy and program design to improve care for individuals with Hepatitis C, HIV, and substance use, with a particular focus on pregnant women and youth<\/p>\n Assistant Professor of Medicine<\/i> Research Interests: <\/strong>Integration of addiction and harm reduction services with infectious disease care to improve clinical outcomes for those with and at risk for infectious and medical complications of substance use.<\/p>\n Research Assistant Professor of Health Law, Policy, and Management<\/i> Research Interests: <\/strong>Using real world data to predict individual- and population-level health outcomes and inform health policy<\/p>\n
\nAssociate Professor of Medicine<\/em>
\n(617) 414-5238<\/em>
\nBenjamin.Linas@bmc.org<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/id\/files\/2018\/12\/Horsburgh-Nov_14-150x150.jpg\")
<\/p>\nC. Robert Horsburgh, Jr., MD, MUS<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
\n(617) 638-7775<\/em>
\nrhorsbu@bu.edu<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/ul>\n
Senior Faculty Mentors<\/h2>\n
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<\/h3>\nDeborah J. Anderson, PhD<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
\n617-414-8482<\/em>
\nDeborah.Anderson@bmc.org<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/id\/files\/2012\/08\/Assoumou-150x150.jpg\")
Sabrina A. Assoumou, MD, MPH<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
\n(617) 414-5282<\/em>
\nSabrina.Assoumou@bmc.org<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/id\/files\/2024\/03\/batchelder_abigail_cropped-150x150.jpg\")
<\/h3>\nAbigail (Abby) Batchelder, PhD, MPH<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nMari-Lynn Drainoni, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n(617) 358-2992<\/span><\/em>
\ndrainoni@bu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/id\/files\/2020\/12\/Laura-White-1-150x150.jpg\")
<\/p>\nLaura Forsberg White, PhD<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
\n(617) 358-2519<\/em>
\nlfwhite@bu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/id\/files\/2020\/12\/Matthew-Fox-2-150x150.jpg\")
Matthew P. Fox, DSc<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n(617) 358-2062
\nmfox@bu.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n*Advisory\u00a0Panel Member<\/em><\/h4>\n
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<\/p>\nAllen L. Gifford, MD<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n(781) 687-3417<\/span><\/em>
\nagifford@bu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/id\/files\/2018\/12\/Suryaram-Gummuluru-120x150-120x150.jpg\")
Suryaram Gummuluru, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n(617) 358-1774<\/span><\/em>
\nrgummuluru@bu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/id\/files\/2018\/12\/andy-150x150.gif\")
Andrew J. Henderson, PhD<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
\n(617) 414-5240
\nAndrew.Henderson@bmc.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n*Advisory Panel Member<\/em><\/h4>\n
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<\/p>\nKaren R. Jacobson, MD,MPH<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
\n(617) 414-5213<\/em>
\nKaren.Jacobson@bmc.org<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/id\/files\/2020\/12\/Helen-Jenkins-1-150x150.jpg\")
<\/p>\nHelen E. Jenkins, PhD<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
\n(617) 358-2640<\/em>
\nhelenje@bu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/id\/files\/2020\/12\/PhotoHandler-150x150.jpeg\")
<\/p>\nKarsten Lunze, MD, MPH, DrPH, FACPM, FAAP<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
\n(617) 414-7399<\/em>
\nKarsten.Lunze@bmc.org<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/id\/files\/2025\/01\/Carlos-Rodriguez-Diaz-150x150.png\")
<\/p>\nCarlos Rodriguez-Diaz, PhD, MPHE, MCHES<\/strong><\/a><\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n(617) 358-1342<\/em>
\ncarod@bu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/id\/files\/2018\/12\/Sagar1-150x150.gif\")
<\/p>\nManish Sagar, MD<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
\n(617) 414-5239<\/em>
\nManish.Sagar@bmc.org<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/id\/files\/2020\/12\/High-Resolution-Version-Samet-Photo-3-2019-636x424-1-150x150.jpeg\")
<\/p>\nJeffrey H. Samet, MD, MA, MPH<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n\u00a0<\/em>(617) 414-7444
\nJeff.Samet@bmc.org<\/a><\/p>\n*Advisory Panel Member<\/em><\/h4>\n
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<\/p>\nJennifer Snyder-Cappione, PhD<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
\n(617) 638-4296<\/em>
\ncappione@bu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/id\/files\/2020\/12\/Michael-Stein-1-150x150.jpg\")
<\/p>\nMichael D. Stein, MD<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
\n(617) 358-1956<\/em>
\nmdstein@bu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/id\/files\/2020\/12\/PhotoHandler-1-150x150.jpeg\")
<\/p>\nElisha M. Wachman, MD<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
\n(617) 414-3690<\/em>
\nemorgan@bu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/id\/files\/2018\/12\/alex-walley-548x636-150x150.jpg\")
<\/p>\nAlexander Y. Walley, MD, MSc<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
\n(617) 414-6975<\/em>
\nawalley@bu.edu<\/a><\/p>\nJunior Faculty Mentors<\/h2>\n
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Tara C. Bouton, MD, MPH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
\n(617) 414-5213<\/em>
\ntcbouton@bu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/id\/files\/2020\/12\/download-2-150x150.jpeg\")
Rachel L. Epstein, MD, MScE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
\n(617) 414-5295<\/em>
\nRachel.Epstein@bmc.org<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/id\/files\/2020\/12\/lRpSnNZw-150x150.jpg\")
Simeon D. Kimmel, MD, MA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
\n(617) 414-2846<\/em>
\nsdkimmel@bu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/id\/files\/2020\/12\/Jake-Morgan-150x150.png\")
Jake R. Morgan, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
\n(617) 358-2047<\/em>
\njakem@bu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/id\/files\/2020\/12\/Streed-Carl-184x184-1-150x150.jpg\")