Investigators
Co-Principal Investigators
Henry Blumberg, MD
Co-Principal Investigator, Administrative Core Co-Director
Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), Epidemiology, and Global Health
Emory University School of Medicine & Rollins School of Public Health
Director, Research Education, Training, & Career Development Program
Emory University
henry.m.blumberg@emory.edu
Joel Ernst, MD
Co-Principal Investigator, Administrative Core Co-Director, Project 2 Director
Jeffrey Bergstein Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), Pathology and Microbiology
Director, Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology
Department of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
joel.ernst@med.nyu.edu
Administrative Core
Henry Blumberg, MD
Co-Principal Investigator, Administrative Core Co-Director
Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), Epidemiology, and Global Health; Director of Research Education, Training, & Career Development Program
Emory University
henry.m.blumberg@emory.edu
Joel Ernst, MD
Co-Principal Investigator, Administrative Core Co-Director, Project 2 Director
Jeffrey Bergstein Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), Pathology and Microbiology; Director of Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology
Director, Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology
Department of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
joel.ernst@med.nyu.edu
Rafi Ahmed, PhD
TBRU-ASTRa Scientific Advisor
Director
Emory Vaccine Center
rahmed@emory.edu
Project 1
Jyothi Rengarajan, PhD
Project 3 Co-Director
Associate Professor
Emory Vaccine Center
jrengar@emory.edu
Cheryl Day, PhD
Project 1 Co-Director
Assistant Professor
Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine
cday@emory.edu
Project 2
Joel Ernst, MD
Co-Principal Investigator, Administrative Core Co-Director, Project 2 Director
Jeffrey Bergstein Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), Pathology and Microbiology; Director of Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology
Director, Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology
Department of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
joel.ernst@med.nyu.edu
Project 3
Deepak Kaushal, PhD
Project 3 Co-Director
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Regional Biosafety Laboratory, Tulane National Primate Research Center (TNPRC)
dkaushal@tulane.edu
Jyothi Rengarajan, PhD
Project 3 Co-Director
Associate Professor
Emory Vaccine Center
jrengar@emory.edu
Data Management Center
Lance Waller, PhD
Data Management Center Director
Chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
lwaller@emory.edu
Immunology Core
John Altman, PhD
Immunology Core Director
Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Emory University School of Medicine
jaltman@emory.edu
Alex Sette, PhD
Immunology Core Co-Investigator
Center Head, Division Head and Professor
Center for Infectious Disease; Division of Vaccine Discovery; La Jolla Institute of Allergy and Immunology
alex@lji.org
Clinical Core
Neel Gandhi, MD
Clinical Core Director, Project 2 Co-Investigator
Associate Professor
Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
neel.r.gandhi@emory.edu
Kevin Cain, MD
Clinical Core Co-Investigator
Tuberculosis Program Director
CDC-Kenya
bvz1@cdc.gov
Susan Ray, MD
Clinical Core Co-Investigator
Professor of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
sray02@emory.edu
Russell Kempker, MD, MSc
Clinical Core Co-Investigator
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Disease)
Emory University School of Medicine
rkempke@emory.edu
Sarita Shah, MD
Clinical Core KEMRI Co-Investigator
Associate Director for Science, International Research & Programs Branch
Division of Tuberculosis Elimination - National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
bwg2@cdc.gov