The TBTC is a collaboration of researchers from the CDC, domestic and international public health departments, academic medical centers, and selected Veterans Administration medical centers whose mission is to conduct programmatically relevant research concerning the diagnosis, clinical management, and prevention of tuberculosis (TB) infection and disease. The purposes of the TBTC are to conduct research that expands clinical and epidemiologic knowledge of TB and facilitates the diagnosis, clinical management, and prevention of tuberculosis infection and disease; to integrate research into the care of persons with TB infection and disease; to develop research questions that are relevant to program settings in general; to promote research within local TB control programs through collaboration on clinical research of relevance to public health settings; and to provide a forum for international collaborative research of importance to both domestic and international TB control.
| Timothy Sterling [Email] Infectious Disease |
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| Location |
USA and Lima, Peru |
| 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) |
Spanish very helpful if Central/South America |