Overview
I am an Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Pathology, and Global Health. My work with Duke University is primarily based in northern Tanzania where I am former Site Leader and current Principal Investigator on projects linked to Duke University’s collaborative research program at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre. I oversee the design and implementation of research studies on infectious diseases, particularly febrile illness, invasive bacterial disease, zoonotic infections, and infectious diseases diagnostics. In addition, I am Professor of Medicine, Pathology, and Global Health at the University of Otago and a medical epidemiologist with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). My CDC work focuses on non-malaria febrile illness.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medicine
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2011 - Present
Medicine, Infectious Diseases,
Medicine
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Pathology
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2011 - Present
Pathology,
Clinical Science Departments
Adjunct Professor of Global Health
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2015 - Present
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Mass spectrometry-based quantification of proteins and post-translational modifications in dried blood: longitudinal sampling of patients with sepsis in Tanzania
Preprint · April 26, 2025 Full text CiteHealthcare utilisation for febrile diseases in northern Tanzania: a randomised population-based cluster survey.
Journal Article BMJ Glob Health · March 6, 2025 BACKGROUND: We conducted a randomised population-based cluster survey in northern Tanzania to assess care-seeking behaviours in the context of a febrile illness. Our objectives were to determine the most effective points for intervention during initial fev ... Full text Link to item CiteComparison of Paired Immunofluorescent Antibody Serology and Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing for the Detection of Acute Q Fever among Febrile Patients in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, 2012-2014.
Journal Article Am J Trop Med Hyg · March 5, 2025 Acute Q fever diagnosis via paired serology is problematic because it requires follow-up for convalescent sample collection; as such, it cannot provide a diagnosis to inform a treatment decision at the time of acute presentation. Real-time polymerase chain ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Viral Zoonoses and Severe Febrile Illness in Northern Tanzania (K23)
ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2016 - 2021Investigating Febrile Deaths in Tanzania (INDITe)
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2016 - 2021One Health Innovation Fellowships for Zoonotic Disease Research in Mongolia
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2013 - 2019View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Otago (New Zealand) ·
1993
M.B.B.Ch.