Former MHIRT Trainees
2008
Loretta Cain
Location: Trnava, Slovakia
Host Organization: Trnava University
Research Project: The Effect of Indoor Air Quality on Roma Populations in Slovakia
Zenab Chowdhry
Location: Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Host Organization: Babes-Bolyai University
Research Project: Changes and Reform to Romania's Health Care System due to their Transition to Democracy and Overall Decentralization
Krishna Kothary
Location: Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Host Organization: Babes-Bolyai University
Research Project: The Role of Romanian Maternity Services in Breastfeeding Promotion: Prenatal and Postnatal education services in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Ting-I (Ann) Lee
Location: The Gambia
Host Organization: The Gambia College
Research Project: The effects of the use of EDTA and heparin as anticoagulants on levels of cytokine expression in HIV positive infants in The Gambia.
Audry Leung
Location: Bratislava, Slovakia
Host Organization: Slovak Medical University
Research Project: HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Slovakia: Laboratory and Public Health Aspects
Jessica Pletz
Location: The Gambia
Host Organization: The Gambia College
Research Project: The Gambia: A New Approach to Malaria Control
Anjuli Shivshanker
Location: Kpando, Ghana
Host Organization: Marquart Hospital
Research Project: Evaluation of a type 2 diabetes self-management and education program run by a local hospital in rural Ghana
Sangeeta Tanden
Location: Bratislava, Slovakia
Host Organization: Slovak Medical University
Research Project: Evaluating DNA Repair Enzymes based on Dietary Intake by Allelic Discrimination
Tiffany Williams
Location: The Gambia
Host Organization: The Gambia College
Research Project: Virulence implications of genomic organization and composition of Streptococcus pneumoniae type 1
2007
Christina Aguilar
Location: Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Host Organization: Iuliu Moldovan Institute of Public Health
Research Project: Analysis of Nutrition and Morbidity Status Among Rural and Urban Children and Adolescents In Romania
Alison Brown
Location: Keneba, Fajara, The Gambia
Host Organization: MRC, local womens’s groups
Research Project: Malnutrition in The Republic of The Gambia
Esperanza Pintor
Location: Sobeya, Fajara, The Gambia
Host Organization: Local women’s groups
Research Project: The Gambia: Women’s Health (PDF 55 KB)
Karan Gadhok
Location: Fajara, The Gambia
Host Organization: MRC
Research Project: Pneumonia in The Gambia
ShanQuiesha Robinson
Location: Sobeya, Fajara, The Gambia
Host Organization: Local women’s groups
Research Project: Female Genital Mutilation in The Gambia
Marc Doobay
Location: Shanghai, China
Host Organization: Jiantong Hosptial
Research Project: The Ponseti Method in China
Janet Ho
Location: Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Host Organization: Center for Health Policy and Public Health
Research Project: Sexual Exploitation among Youth: An Analysis of the Situation in Romania ( PDF 79 KB)
Power Point Presentation (2.17 MB)
Kadia Bundu
Location: Sydney, Australia
Host Organization: Sydney Southwest Area Health Service’s Health Promotion Unit, University of Sydney
Research Project: Aboriginal Health and Health Promotion (PDF 68 KB)
Power Point Presentation (300 MB)
Laura Lee
Location: Kamphaeng Phet, Cambodia
Host Organization: Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS)
Research Project: Prospective Studies of Avian Influenza Transmission in Asia (PowerPoint 1.29 MB)
Marianna Wong
Location: Trnava, Slovakia
Host Organization: Trnava University
Research Project: The Use of Roma Mediators to Aid in Improving Roma Welfare (34 KB)
Rob Fernandez
Location: Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Host Organization: Center for Health Policy and Public Health
Research Project: Prevalence of Depression and Alcohol Use among Pregnant Women in Cluj-Napoca, Romania: A Pilot Study
2006
Andrew Bayer
Location: Bratislava, Slovakia
Host Organization: Slovak Medical University
Research Project: Immunotoxicity of Industrial Chemicals
Victor Estrada
Location: Bratislava, Slovakia
Host Organization: Slovak Medical University
Research Project: Enteroviruses, Pathogenicity and Diagnostics
Katrina Longhini
Location: Bratislava, Slovakia
Host Organization: Slovak Medical University
Research Project: Genotoxicity and Repair Mechanisms
Lisa Dorado
Location: Bratislava, Slovakia
Host Organization: Slovak Medical University
Research Project: Radiation Protection
Osman Chowdhry
Location: Bratislava, Slovakia
Host Organization: Slovak Medical University
Research Project: Rare and New Emerging Pathogens
Nonso Enekwechi
Location: Lodz, Poland
Host Organization: Nofer Institute
Research Project: Occupational and Environmental Eposure to Bioaerosols
Dottie Saintange
Location: The Gambia
Host Organization: The Gambia College, School of Public Health
Research Project: Community Health, Health Administration, Malaria
Angela Stover
Location: The Gambia
Host Organization: The Gambia College, School of Public Health
Research Project: Community Health, Tuberculosis
DeShauna Jones
Location: The Gambia
Host Organization: The Gambia College, School of Public Health
Research Project: Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS
Isaac De Long
Location: Kumba, Cameroon
Host Organization: Cameroon Mulan Foundation
Research Project: Community Health, AIDS Prevention