Investigations focused on understanding the pathogenesis of progression from M. tuberculosis infection to TB disease are urgently needed. Such investigations require biological specimens collected from well-characterized latent and active TB patients. This requires a high quality biorepository of clinically well-documented samples, collected serially from participants from the time of diagnosis, through treatment and to a final determination of cure versus relapse. TB experts in Brazil in collaboration with researchers from Vanderbilt, are dedicated to establishing a cohort of well-defined TB cases and their contacts in Brazil which will allow investigations on relevant epidemiologic, clinical and pathogenesis questions through The Regional Prospective Observational Research for TB- Brazil (RePORT- Brazil) project.
| Timothy Sterling [Email] Infectious Disease |
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| Location |
Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, and Manaus, Brazil |
| Contacts |
For all interests in Dr. Sterling's TB related projects, please contact VUMC TB Center Program Coordinator Hilary Vansell. |
| Program Type |
Research |
| Funding Type |
N/A |
| Region |
Central and South America |
| Global Health Topics |
Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases |
| Eligibility |
Post-doctoral students, residents, or trainees; Faculty members |
| Program Length |
Flexible, depending on the individuals interests and needs |
| VU Affiliation |
The program is affiliated with Vanderbilt. |
| Language(s) |
Portuguese very helpful if Central/South America |