RePORT-Brazil Investigators at CROI 2024
The 2024 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Denver was attended by investigators from RePORT-Brazil, including presentations on recent findings and articles.
Poster Presentations:
Dr. Gustavo Amorim, PhD - "Estimating Optimal Anti-TB Drug Concentrations in a Prospective, Observational Cohort in Brazil"
Dr. Felipe Ridolfi, PhD, MD - “Pharmacogenetic Associations With HIV-1 Virologic Suppression Among Patients with TB/HIV in Brazil”
RePORT-Brazil in the Spotlight - CID Article
A recently publication in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases is catching attention. The Xpert® MTB/RIF cycle threshold value predicts M. tuberculosis transmission to close contacts in a Brazilian prospective multicenter cohort was published by the RePORT-Brazil consortium, with authorship being led by the team at the Fundação de Medicina Tropical in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
RePORT-Brazil in the Spotlight - Discoveries in Medicine
Published on July 12, 2023 in Discoveries in Medicine, Research into TB Expands Internationally, is based off of an interview with Timothy R.
TB Center joins 3rd Iteration of RePORT-International Coordinating Center
The Vanderbilt TB Center is returning to the leadership team of the RePORT International Coordinating Center, for its 3rd iteration.
VTC Hosts TB/HIV R01 Meeting
Vanderbilt Tuberculosis Center recently hosted a meeting of researchers involved in our TB/HIV grant "Predictors of treatment toxicity, failure, and relapse in HIV-related tuberculosis" (NIH R01AI120790-04). The event, which took place on April 26th and 27th, included presentations on the results and findings of each working group, breakout sessions, and discussions on future steps to be taken and larger goals of the research.
VUMC investigators attend RePORT-International Annual Meeting
VUMC investigators and staff, Timothy Sterling, Yuri van der Heijden, Stephany Duda, Marina Figueiredo, Fernanda Mauri, Megan Turner, and Austin Katona; attended the annual RePORT International meeting that was held in Cape Town, South Africa, September 7 and 8, 2022. The meeting included all seven regions of RePORT: Brazil, China, South Africa, South Korea, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines. It was a successful meeting full of presentations and collaborative discussions.
WHO Global TB Report was released!
Each year, the WHO Global TB Report provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic, and of progress in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease, at global, regional and country levels. This is done in the context of global TB commitments, strategies and targets.
University of Washington's 4th Annual Advanced TB Research Training Course - Sept 13-17, 2021
The University of Washington's Department of Global Health and the Tuberculosis Research and Training Center (TRTC) are accepting applications for the 4th Annual Advanced TB Research Training Course. The course will be held as a Virtual Only course September 13 - 17, 2021.